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Miniature Brain Machinery

Understanding the Brain: Training the Next Generation of Researchers in Engineering and Deciphering of Miniature Brain Machinery

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Tag: deborah leckband

Posted on March 3, 2022

Winter 2022 Faculty Achievements

MBM faculty continue to excel in their fields. Here are a few highlights of recent accomplishments:

Gabi PopescuMartha GilletteHyunjoon Kong Deborah Leckband Daniel Llano

In January, Gabriel Popescu received the 2022 International Society for Optics and Photonics Dennis Gabor Award in Diffractive Optics for his outstanding achievements in …

Posted on March 30, 2020April 2, 2020

Deborah Leckband to give April 8 Frontiers Lecture

Deborah LeckbandThe MBM Program continues its Frontiers in Miniature Brain Machinery lecture series with Deborah Leckband. She is the Reid T. Milner Professor of Chemical Sciences, a Professor of Chemistry, and one of the core faculty in the MBM Program at

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Overview

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.

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Dorothy Gordon
Program Manager, NRT-MBM
2215 Beckman Institute, MC-251
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
405 North Mathews Avenue
Urbana, Illinois 61801
dorothyh@illinois.edu | 217.300-3638
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