by Matt Reyer | Aug 4, 2021 | Research
Researchers at the University of Chicago have overcome technical challenges to record neural activity of marmosets, a model system in neuroscience, during natural behavior.
by Alison Caldwell | Jul 29, 2021 | Research
Researchers at UChicago are developing cutting-edge techniques to study gene expression in thousands of individual cells at a time, seeking to answer questions about biology and disease. Understanding how our bodies translate the genetic code provided by our DNA...
by Amanda Parker | Jul 28, 2021 | Research
Jenna Guthmiller was exposed to the ideas of immunology early. Growing up, her parents taught her how vaccines work and are administered, and, by studying animals, she learned about disease and the ways immunity is passed from parent to child. Guthmiller’s parents...
by Amanda Parker | Jul 22, 2021 | Research
We watch a ball as it falls into our glove. We hear a strange sound in another part of the house and listen intently. In neuroscience, the act of narrowing our senses in response to an environmental event is called “attention,” and it is understood that when we attend...
by Amanda Parker | Jul 19, 2021 | Research
No one is glad when their car breaks down. It is a major inconvenience and repairs can be expensive. But what if your car could sense wear and tear, and strengthen itself in those areas to prevent further damage? The car would last longer, require fewer repairs, and...
by Amanda Parker | Jun 21, 2021 | Research
“Scalpel, please,” the microsurgeon says as she prepares to make an abdominal incision to extract the heart from the donor mouse. She has no more than four minutes to excise the still-beating heart for transplant into the recipient. Once the successful transplantation...
by Amanda Parker | Jun 21, 2021 | Research
How fish in dark water form sensory representations of what’s around them and how mammals learn to recognize shapes on a flashcard may seem like different research questions, but for Brent Doiron, professor of neurobiology and statistics at the University of Chicago,...
by Amanda Parker | Jun 14, 2021 | Research
When researchers Emma Greig, Max Witynski and collaborators set up camp in the Sonoran Desert, they were interested in one animal in particular—a bird, called a verdin.
by Amanda Parker | Jun 11, 2021 | Research
From flying a drone on mars to developing mRNA vaccines, scientific understanding and modern medicine have made incredible progress. However, when it comes to biology, some of the most basic questions remain hotly debated. For example, how do cells sense temperature?
by Amanda Parker | Jun 9, 2021 | Research
Researchers at the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) and Biological Sciences Division have developed a combined imaging and machine learning technique that can, for the first time, measure a metabolic process at both the cellular and sub-cellular levels.