catherine christian-hinman – Miniature Brain Machinery

November 17, 2022December 12, 2022

Frontiers in MBM: Catherine Christian-Hinman January 25

Catherine Christian-Hinman, Associate Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physiology at Illinois, will lecture on “Sex, cycles, and seizures: Reciprocal relationships linking epilepsy and the reproductive neuroendocrine axis” at 4:00 pm January 25 in 2269 Beckman Institute and on Zoom. An …

Discoveries relevant to our brains, which influence and control such a wide range of actions, emotions, and thoughts, have relied on two complimentary approaches: cognitive and behavior studies and brain cell and tissue biology studies. Our research traineeship program utilizing miniature brain machinery, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), combines these two paradigms to train the next generation of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) workforce to advance discovery. Our students are recruited from neuroscience, cell and developmental biology, molecular and integrative physiology, chemistry, chemical and biomolecular engineering, bioengineering, electrical and computer engineering, and psychology to foster a culture of innovation and translational research, and will significantly impact efforts to understand and control brain activities ongoing at other institutions.