Department: Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology

UTHSC Team Awarded $1.9 Million to Study Neuronal Activity in Central Taste Regions of the Brain

Written by Amber Dean

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Research

The National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders has awarded $1.9 million to John Boughter, PhD, professor in the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology and co-director of the Neuroscience Institute at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), to study the brain circuitry involved in processing novel tastes and foods. Max Fletcher, PhD,… Read More

UTHSC Team Receives $2.13 Million National Award to Study Early-Stage Development of the Cerebellum

Written by Lee Ferguson

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Research

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke has awarded $2.13 million to a University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) team studying how neural cells that build a functional brain are generated during embryonic and neonatal life. Viktor Chizhikov, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, is the principal investigator. Igor… Read More