Neurobiology

Through innovative molecular technologies, Jinyue Liu is building maps of the brain’s circuitry to better understand how these connections go awry in disease.

By selectively switching on neurons with light, scientists can piece together crucial events in Alzheimer’s disease progression.

Two proteins that regulate cell division co-operate to control neuronal differentiation

Identification of a signaling pathway could aid development of stem cell-based therapies for Parkinson’s disease

Understanding the intimate connections between microbes and development could lead to better treatment of disease

Clarification of the neural basis of zebrafish avoidance response could lead to a better understanding of anxiety