by nick | Feb 21, 2017 | Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, Medical & Health Sciences, Psychology and Neuroscience
Professor Elizabeth Jonas – The Mitochondrion: The Powerhouse Behind Neurotransmission Professor Elizabeth Jonas and her colleagues at Yale University study the function of cell components called mitochondria and their role in neurotransmission. In particular,...
by nick | Feb 21, 2017 | Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences
Professor John Vucetich – Forging A Healthy Relationship With Nature Through The Marriage Of Science And Ethics Professor John Vucetich of Michigan Technological University spends much of his research life studying wolves in Isle Royale and Yellowstone National...
by nick | Feb 20, 2017 | Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences
Professor John L. Hoogland – Prairie Dogs Are Charming And Cute, But They Are Also Serial Killers When John Hoogland first visited a prairie dog colony as a young graduate student, he said aloud to himself, ‘I could study these animals for the next 10 years.’...
by nick | Feb 20, 2017 | Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, Medical & Health Sciences
Dr Janet Mcelhaney And Dr George Kuchel – Improving Immune Responses To Influenza Vaccines Dr Janet McElhaney and Dr George Kuchel are on a mission to reduce the impact of influenza in older adults. By examining the relationship between ageing, vaccine type and...
by nick | Feb 20, 2017 | Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, Medical & Health Sciences, Psychology and Neuroscience
Professor Philip Hazell – Learning To Help Children Who Hurt Themselves A desire to improve the treatment of adolescents who engage in deliberate self-harm motivated Professor Philip Hazell to carry out a research study testing the effectiveness of developmental...
by nick | Feb 20, 2017 | Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, Medical & Health Sciences, Psychology and Neuroscience
Professor Chiye Aoki and her team are exploring the neurobiological bases of individuality and anxiety disorders such as anorexia nervosa, by looking into how environmental factors influence and shape the development of juvenile and adolescent brains. Portrait of a...
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