"Drug Discovery for the Prevention of Hearing Loss"

PI:  Dr. David Raible, Dr. Edwin Rubel (contact), Dr. Julian A. Simon
"Drug Discovery for the Prevention of Hearing Loss"
7/1/2011 - 6/30/2016

"Interdisciplinary Training in Developmental Biology"

PI:  Dr. David Raible
"Interdisciplinary Training in Developmental Biology"
5/1/2011-4/30/2016

New Grant for Rachel Wong

Rachel Wong is part of a new Human Frontiers in Science grant that has been awarded to Dr. Leon Lagnato (Cambridge England).  This application was ranked #1 out of 22 funded applications.

Title: Structural and Functional Assembly of Ribbon Synapses In the Retina.

New grant (R01) for Tom Reh

New grant (R01) for Tom Reh entitled "Stimulation of Retinal Regeneration", 4/1/11 - 3/31/14

This project will provide a better understanding of the regenerative potential of the mammalian retina.

Congratulations to Dr. Elena Buzanov

Congratulations to Dr. Elena Buzanov (lab of Dr. F. Ric Robinson) on her successful thesis defense on March 8, 2011,  "Cerebellar Contribution to Saccades".

Congratuations to Dr. Joanna Crook

Congratuations to Dr. Joanna Crook (lab of Dr. Dennis Dacey) on on her successful thesis defense on March 8, 2011.  "Synaptic Origins of Color and Luminance Coding in the Primate Retina".

New Grant for Liquo Wang

Liquo Wang has been awarded a new grant entitled:  "Structure of a membrane protein in a lipid membrane: cryo-EM study of the HCN cha".

Sponsor:  NIH/NIGMS
Project Dates:  1/1/11 - 8/31/15

New Grant for Tom Reh

Tom Reh, in conjunction with Dr. Kang Zhang, UCSD and Dr. Sheng Ding, Scripps, has been awarded a new grant entitled: "Regeneration of Retinal Neurons by Chemically Induced Reprogramming of Muller Gli."

Sponsor:  NIH/NEI 
Project Dates:  9/30/10 - 8/31/15

New Grant for Wenqing Xu

Sponsor: Royalty Research Fund (RRF)
Short Title: Structural and biochemical analysis of protein  PARsylation and PARsylation-dependent ubiquitination.

This project will provide molecular mechanisms of a novel type of protein  modification and how this modification is associated with human diseases,  as well as provide a blueprint for drug design targeting cancer and  other diseases.

Welcome to new faculty member

Dr. Liquo Wang is joining the Department of Biological Structure effective today (January 3, 2011) as an Assistant Professor.  He comes from Yale University. His main research interest is the study of membrane proteins related to cardiovascular diseases (including cardiac arrhythmia), neuropathies, ischemic stroke and cognitive disorders.

New Appointment for Zipora Yablonka-Reuveni

Zipora Yablonka-Reuveni has a new appointment as Adjunct Professor in the Department of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry.