UTSW awarded Dr. Joseph J. Pancrazio $1,971,800 for his research on Brain Glucose Deficiency: Mechanisms and Modulation.
February 28th, 2024
Neuroscience Posts
February 21st, 2024
Dr. Seth Hays Receives Over $2,300,000 from CDMRP
Dr. Seth Hays received $2,317,051 from The Department of Defense’s Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs for his research on Targeted Plasticity Therapy for the Treatment of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder.
January 31st, 2024
Dr. Michael Derek Rugg Obtains Over $3,000,000 From NIH
NIH awarded Dr. Michael Derek Rugg $3,305,350 for his research on Neural Selectivity, Retrieval-Related Reinstatement, and Age-Related Memory Decline.
August 29th, 2023
Dr. Theodore J. Price receives over $500,000 from the University of Cincinnati
Dr. Price’s research will focus on the neuromodulatory regulation of synaptic plasticity in spinal nociceptive circuits.
November 3rd, 2020
Dr. Benedict Kolber Lands NIH Grant to Study Amygdala Effects on Bladder Pain
Dr. Benedict Kolber, Associate Professor in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, received an $894,342 award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for his research on Impact of Amygdala Lateralization on Processing and Modulation of Bladder Pain. Dr. Kolber’s goal is to understand the extent to which areas in the brain are responsible …read more
July 22nd, 2020
Dr. Michael Kilgard Continues Research On Therapies for Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Spinal Cord Injury Patients
The Wings for Life Spinal Cord Research Foundation awarded Dr. Michael Kilgard of the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, $815,374 for his research on Enhancing Recovery in Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Patients with Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS). This project is an extension of a previously funded three-year project with Wings for Life which supported …read more
October 21st, 2019
NIH Funds Dr. Jonathan Ploski’s Research on Memories and Fear
The National Institute of Health awarded Dr. Jonathan Ploski of the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences $1.5 million for his research on Pharmacologically Enhancing the Modification of Strong Modification Resistant Memories. Dr. Ploski’s research focuses on developing methods to therapeutically attenuate maladaptive emotional memories. Students in Dr. Ploski’s lab investigate methods to enhance the …read more
February 27th, 2019
R.O.A.D. to DC: Dr. Ruths
Dr. Justin Ruths first joined UT Dallas as an Assistant Professor in 2016 after working for five years as a faculty member at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). With a central focus on control theory, Dr. Ruths divides his research efforts into two categories: security of cyber-physical systems and control of networks. …read more
May 9th, 2018
Dr. Seth Hays: Neuroplasticity and the Wandering Nerve
There is a famous poetic line from Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings which addresses the Rangers of the North and the Rangers of Ithilien: “Not all those who wander are lost.” Thought to be vagabonds, the Rangers true identity revealed them to be great hunters and warriors. Through their sharp sense of the world …read more
January 23rd, 2018
Superheroes Among Us: Dr. Michael Burton Battles Pain
Upon meeting Dr. Michael Burton, assistant professor in the Department of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, you immediately know you’re in the presence of someone special. On first glance, he’s a gentle giant with an easy-going laugh, and his humble, Clark Kent-like identity is only the surface layer of a multifaceted character. Like Kent who wields …read more