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Executive orders & changes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) would be catastrophic to our ability to perform groundbreaking research and train the next generation of scientists. Learn more about the Vollum: www.ohsu.edu/vollum-insti...
Vollum Seminar Series continues Thursday (11/20) with Dr Ryan Hibbs presenting “Muscle acetylcholine receptors in
development and disease" at noon in M1441 of the Vollum. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc
#OHSUResearch #OHSU #neuroscience
development and disease" at noon in M1441 of the Vollum. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc
#OHSUResearch #OHSU #neuroscience
November 18, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Vollum Seminar Series continues Thursday (11/20) with Dr Ryan Hibbs presenting “Muscle acetylcholine receptors in
development and disease" at noon in M1441 of the Vollum. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc
#OHSUResearch #OHSU #neuroscience
development and disease" at noon in M1441 of the Vollum. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc
#OHSUResearch #OHSU #neuroscience
Vollum Seminar Series continues Thursday (11/6) with Dr Rodrigo Pena presenting “Neural Duets: The Interplay of Single and Bursting Spiking Resonance" at noon in M1441 of the Vollum. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc
#OHSUResearch #OHSU #neuroscience
#OHSUResearch #OHSU #neuroscience
November 6, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Vollum Seminar Series continues Thursday (11/6) with Dr Rodrigo Pena presenting “Neural Duets: The Interplay of Single and Bursting Spiking Resonance" at noon in M1441 of the Vollum. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc
#OHSUResearch #OHSU #neuroscience
#OHSUResearch #OHSU #neuroscience
On Thursday, November 6th, Cole Brashaw will present his Dissertation Defense: "Dissecting the molecular mechanisms of #glial migration and engulfment responses to axon injury in #Drosophila melanogaster" at 10am in Vollum's M1441. Cole is mentored by Dr Mary Logan. #OHSUResearch
November 6, 2025 at 12:33 AM
On Thursday, November 6th, Cole Brashaw will present his Dissertation Defense: "Dissecting the molecular mechanisms of #glial migration and engulfment responses to axon injury in #Drosophila melanogaster" at 10am in Vollum's M1441. Cole is mentored by Dr Mary Logan. #OHSUResearch
Vollum Seminar Series continues Thursday (10/30) with Dr Marissa Co presenting “Understanding genetic control
of #brain development using diverse alleles" at noon in M1441 of the Vollum. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc
#OHSUResearch #OHSU #neuroscience
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of #brain development using diverse alleles" at noon in M1441 of the Vollum. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc
#OHSUResearch #OHSU #neuroscience
cc: @marissaco.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Vollum Seminar Series continues Thursday (10/30) with Dr Marissa Co presenting “Understanding genetic control
of #brain development using diverse alleles" at noon in M1441 of the Vollum. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc
#OHSUResearch #OHSU #neuroscience
cc: @marissaco.bsky.social
of #brain development using diverse alleles" at noon in M1441 of the Vollum. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc
#OHSUResearch #OHSU #neuroscience
cc: @marissaco.bsky.social
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A tour de force study by my colleague Tianyi Mao's lab
@volluminstitute.bsky.social. Must read if one is interested in interoception, the insular cortex, or circuit architecture of associative cortices.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@volluminstitute.bsky.social. Must read if one is interested in interoception, the insular cortex, or circuit architecture of associative cortices.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Neuronal architecture of the mouse insular cortex underlying its diverse functions
The insular cortex integrates interoceptive and exteroceptive information to mediate bodily homeostasis, emotion, learning, and potentially consciousness.[1][1]–[4][2] However, the cellular and circui...
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October 28, 2025 at 3:49 AM
A tour de force study by my colleague Tianyi Mao's lab
@volluminstitute.bsky.social. Must read if one is interested in interoception, the insular cortex, or circuit architecture of associative cortices.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@volluminstitute.bsky.social. Must read if one is interested in interoception, the insular cortex, or circuit architecture of associative cortices.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Vollum Seminar Series continues Thursday (10/23) with Dr Ivan Soltesz presenting "Organization and control of
hippocampal circuits" at noon in M1441 of the Vollum. Dr James Frank is the host for this event. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc
#OHSUResearch #OHSU #neuroscience
hippocampal circuits" at noon in M1441 of the Vollum. Dr James Frank is the host for this event. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc
#OHSUResearch #OHSU #neuroscience
October 21, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Vollum Seminar Series continues Thursday (10/23) with Dr Ivan Soltesz presenting "Organization and control of
hippocampal circuits" at noon in M1441 of the Vollum. Dr James Frank is the host for this event. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc
#OHSUResearch #OHSU #neuroscience
hippocampal circuits" at noon in M1441 of the Vollum. Dr James Frank is the host for this event. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc
#OHSUResearch #OHSU #neuroscience
Vollum Seminar Series continues Thursday (10/16) with Dr Cody Call presenting "Unraveling how #oligodendrocytes
generate and pattern #myelin" at noon in M1441 of the Vollum. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc #OHSUResearch #OHSU #neuroscience
generate and pattern #myelin" at noon in M1441 of the Vollum. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc #OHSUResearch #OHSU #neuroscience
October 15, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Vollum Seminar Series continues Thursday (10/16) with Dr Cody Call presenting "Unraveling how #oligodendrocytes
generate and pattern #myelin" at noon in M1441 of the Vollum. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc #OHSUResearch #OHSU #neuroscience
generate and pattern #myelin" at noon in M1441 of the Vollum. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc #OHSUResearch #OHSU #neuroscience
Vollum Seminar Series continues Thursday (10/9) with Dr Arpy Saunders presenting "Cellular Reflections: Viral Mechanisms and Neural Circuit Architecture" at noon in M1441 of the Vollum. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc #OHSUResearch #OHSU #neuroscience
cc: @your-arpy.bsky.social
cc: @your-arpy.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Vollum Seminar Series continues Thursday (10/9) with Dr Arpy Saunders presenting "Cellular Reflections: Viral Mechanisms and Neural Circuit Architecture" at noon in M1441 of the Vollum. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc #OHSUResearch #OHSU #neuroscience
cc: @your-arpy.bsky.social
cc: @your-arpy.bsky.social
Vollum Seminar Series continues Thursday (10/2) with Dr Henrique von Gersdorff presenting "Dopamine adapts the
microcircuits of the retina from
night to daytime vision" at noon in M1441 of the Vollum. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc #OHSUResearch #OHSU #neuroscience
microcircuits of the retina from
night to daytime vision" at noon in M1441 of the Vollum. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc #OHSUResearch #OHSU #neuroscience
October 1, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Vollum Seminar Series continues Thursday (10/2) with Dr Henrique von Gersdorff presenting "Dopamine adapts the
microcircuits of the retina from
night to daytime vision" at noon in M1441 of the Vollum. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc #OHSUResearch #OHSU #neuroscience
microcircuits of the retina from
night to daytime vision" at noon in M1441 of the Vollum. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc #OHSUResearch #OHSU #neuroscience
Congratulations to Dr Marissa Co, one of 9 recipients in the 2025 Fellows-to-Faculty class, supported by the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI).
Read more: bit.ly/4i3RhsF
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September 29, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Congratulations to Dr Marissa Co, one of 9 recipients in the 2025 Fellows-to-Faculty class, supported by the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI).
Read more: bit.ly/4i3RhsF
cc: @marissaco.bsky.social , @kevinmawright.bsky.social , @simonsfoundation.org
Read more: bit.ly/4i3RhsF
cc: @marissaco.bsky.social , @kevinmawright.bsky.social , @simonsfoundation.org
Two predoctoral students in the Vollum Institute/OHSU Neuroscience Graduate Program were recently awarded the 2025 Lacroute Fellowship. This fellowship is made possible through the philanthropic support of a generous donor. Congratulations to Hoa Trinh & Jed Syrene!
Full article: bit.ly/4b9gOw9
Full article: bit.ly/4b9gOw9
September 18, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Two predoctoral students in the Vollum Institute/OHSU Neuroscience Graduate Program were recently awarded the 2025 Lacroute Fellowship. This fellowship is made possible through the philanthropic support of a generous donor. Congratulations to Hoa Trinh & Jed Syrene!
Full article: bit.ly/4b9gOw9
Full article: bit.ly/4b9gOw9
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Newest paper from the lab, looking at how somatosensory neuron development and function is altered in a Pten haploinsufficient model of ASD. Work was all done by @alefdzphd.bsky.social, who just started an independent position at UTRGV.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Altered Primary Somatosensory Neuron Development in a Pten Heterozygous Model for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by deficits in social interactions, repetitive behaviors, and hyper- or hyposensitivity to sensory stimuli. The c....
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September 17, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Newest paper from the lab, looking at how somatosensory neuron development and function is altered in a Pten haploinsufficient model of ASD. Work was all done by @alefdzphd.bsky.social, who just started an independent position at UTRGV.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
On Friday, September 19th, Sarahi Garza will present her Dissertation Defense: "Optical Control of Cannabinoid Receptor Signaling: A Membrane-Tethered
Photopharmacological Approach" at 1pm in Vollum's M1441. Sarahi is mentored by James Frank, Ph.D. #OHSUResearch
cc: @garzas.bsky.social
Photopharmacological Approach" at 1pm in Vollum's M1441. Sarahi is mentored by James Frank, Ph.D. #OHSUResearch
cc: @garzas.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 9:41 PM
On Friday, September 19th, Sarahi Garza will present her Dissertation Defense: "Optical Control of Cannabinoid Receptor Signaling: A Membrane-Tethered
Photopharmacological Approach" at 1pm in Vollum's M1441. Sarahi is mentored by James Frank, Ph.D. #OHSUResearch
cc: @garzas.bsky.social
Photopharmacological Approach" at 1pm in Vollum's M1441. Sarahi is mentored by James Frank, Ph.D. #OHSUResearch
cc: @garzas.bsky.social
A Cell Reports article from the Saunders Lab (Vollum Institute/OHSU) describes the unique role of #astrocyte innate immune signaling in combating viral #infection.
Read the article in Cell Reports: bit.ly/4gf707M
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Read the article in Cell Reports: bit.ly/4gf707M
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Human brain cell types shape host-rabies virus transcriptional interactions revealing a preexisting pro-viral astrocyte subpopulation
How virus-host cell interactions and innate immune antagonism shape neurotropic infection dynamics across diverse brain cell types is largely unknown.…
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September 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
A Cell Reports article from the Saunders Lab (Vollum Institute/OHSU) describes the unique role of #astrocyte innate immune signaling in combating viral #infection.
Read the article in Cell Reports: bit.ly/4gf707M
cc: @your-arpy.bsky.social , @cp-cellreports.bsky.social
Read the article in Cell Reports: bit.ly/4gf707M
cc: @your-arpy.bsky.social , @cp-cellreports.bsky.social
@volluminstitute.bsky.social neuroscientist Dr. Eric Gouaux has earned a rare distinction as a two-time recipient of the Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke! Read the full article: bit.ly/4b9gOw9
August 15, 2025 at 8:16 PM
@volluminstitute.bsky.social neuroscientist Dr. Eric Gouaux has earned a rare distinction as a two-time recipient of the Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke! Read the full article: bit.ly/4b9gOw9
Congratulations to Tony Muñoz who has been awarded a
2025 HHMI Gilliam Fellow! Tony is a graduate student and Ph.D. candidate in the Vollum Institute/OHSU Neuroscience Graduate Program and is mentored by Dr Swetha Murthy.
@hhmi.org #OHSUResearch
2025 HHMI Gilliam Fellow! Tony is a graduate student and Ph.D. candidate in the Vollum Institute/OHSU Neuroscience Graduate Program and is mentored by Dr Swetha Murthy.
@hhmi.org #OHSUResearch
Congratulations 2025 Gilliam Fellows and Advisors! 🎉
The Gilliam Fellows Program launches promising PhD students into impactful scientific research careers while fostering inclusive training environments.
Through this program, HHMI supports both graduate students and their faculty thesis advisors.
The Gilliam Fellows Program launches promising PhD students into impactful scientific research careers while fostering inclusive training environments.
Through this program, HHMI supports both graduate students and their faculty thesis advisors.
August 12, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Congratulations to Tony Muñoz who has been awarded a
2025 HHMI Gilliam Fellow! Tony is a graduate student and Ph.D. candidate in the Vollum Institute/OHSU Neuroscience Graduate Program and is mentored by Dr Swetha Murthy.
@hhmi.org #OHSUResearch
2025 HHMI Gilliam Fellow! Tony is a graduate student and Ph.D. candidate in the Vollum Institute/OHSU Neuroscience Graduate Program and is mentored by Dr Swetha Murthy.
@hhmi.org #OHSUResearch
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OHSU scientists have uncovered how a protein helps build and maintain vital #brain connections, providing insights into the neurological problems experienced by people with a rare form of muscular dystrophy known as #dystroglycanopathy. lifeboat.com/blog/2025/07...
Researchers discover link between key protein and brain synapse development – Lifeboat News: The Blog
Scientists have uncovered how a protein helps build and maintain vital brain connections, providing insights into the neurological problems experienced by people with a rare form of muscular dystrophy...
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July 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
OHSU scientists have uncovered how a protein helps build and maintain vital #brain connections, providing insights into the neurological problems experienced by people with a rare form of muscular dystrophy known as #dystroglycanopathy. lifeboat.com/blog/2025/07...
Vollum Institute researchers have identified a gene that plays a crucial role in the brain’s ability to form #myelin. This new research can potentially create treatments for a rare childhood disorder and common diseases such as #MultipleSclerosis. bit.ly/3IZk30x #OHSUResearch
July 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Vollum Institute researchers have identified a gene that plays a crucial role in the brain’s ability to form #myelin. This new research can potentially create treatments for a rare childhood disorder and common diseases such as #MultipleSclerosis. bit.ly/3IZk30x #OHSUResearch
Congratulations to Chloé Le Moing, who with other Jackman Lab team members Aaliya Mehnaz Ahmed and Joe Gordon, earned both the grand prize, as well as the People’s Choice Award, at Invent Oregon's Collegiate Challenge in June. #OHSUResearch
bit.ly/454LVsO
bit.ly/454LVsO
OHSU student takes top prize in Invent Oregon competition
This year’s $10,000 grand prize went to EEGonaut, led by Chloé Le Moing, a Ph.D. student in behavioral and systems neuroscience in the OHSU School of Medicine.
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July 17, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Congratulations to Chloé Le Moing, who with other Jackman Lab team members Aaliya Mehnaz Ahmed and Joe Gordon, earned both the grand prize, as well as the People’s Choice Award, at Invent Oregon's Collegiate Challenge in June. #OHSUResearch
bit.ly/454LVsO
bit.ly/454LVsO
Vollum scientists discover how a protein helps build & maintain vital brain connections, providing insights into the neurological problems experienced by people w/a rare form of muscular dystrophy known as #dystroglycanopathy.
Read: bit.ly/4b9gOw9 @thejenjay.bsky.social @kevinmawright.bsky.social
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July 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Vollum scientists discover how a protein helps build & maintain vital brain connections, providing insights into the neurological problems experienced by people w/a rare form of muscular dystrophy known as #dystroglycanopathy.
Read: bit.ly/4b9gOw9 @thejenjay.bsky.social @kevinmawright.bsky.social
Read: bit.ly/4b9gOw9 @thejenjay.bsky.social @kevinmawright.bsky.social
The Vollum Institute's Zhong Lab's CKAR3 sensor for in vivo PKC activity imaging is now out at @natcomms.nature.com. Congrats to the team, especially co-first authors Takaki Yahiro and @baylesslandon.bsky.social. Read the article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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A high-performance genetically encoded sensor for cellular imaging of PKC activity in vivo - Nature Communications
Neuromodulators that activate Gq-coupled receptors exert powerful control over brain function. Here, the authors develop a fluorescence lifetime sensor capable of imaging protein kinase C activity—a m...
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July 15, 2025 at 11:36 PM
The Vollum Institute's Zhong Lab's CKAR3 sensor for in vivo PKC activity imaging is now out at @natcomms.nature.com. Congrats to the team, especially co-first authors Takaki Yahiro and @baylesslandon.bsky.social. Read the article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
cc: @globus1.bsky.social
cc: @globus1.bsky.social
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Our review on kidney sensory innervation is out! It was such an honor to write about all the amazing work from my colleagues in this growing field of renal interoception. Yay kidneys! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
July 3, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Our review on kidney sensory innervation is out! It was such an honor to write about all the amazing work from my colleagues in this growing field of renal interoception. Yay kidneys! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Cheers to Sci Pol PDX with @researchamerica.bsky.social for hosting Congresswoman Bonamici & Rep Dr Pham to give the OHSU community an opportunity to ask Oregon’s elected officials questions & make their voices heard.
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June 30, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Cheers to Sci Pol PDX with @researchamerica.bsky.social for hosting Congresswoman Bonamici & Rep Dr Pham to give the OHSU community an opportunity to ask Oregon’s elected officials questions & make their voices heard.
Read more: bit.ly/4b9gOw9
cc: @repbonamici.bsky.social @rephaipham.bsky.social
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OHSU scientists using #CryoElectron microscopy have discovered the structure and shape of key receptors connecting #neurons in the brain’s cerebellum, which plays a critical role in coordinating movement, balance and cognition. news.ohsu.edu/2025/06/23/o... #OHSUResearch
June 23, 2025 at 9:54 PM
OHSU scientists using #CryoElectron microscopy have discovered the structure and shape of key receptors connecting #neurons in the brain’s cerebellum, which plays a critical role in coordinating movement, balance and cognition. news.ohsu.edu/2025/06/23/o... #OHSUResearch