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

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Tag: mechanical intelligence

Posted on September 18, 2018December 18, 2018

Fall 2018 Frontiers in MBM Lectures

The Frontiers in Miniature Brain Machinery lecture series continues with three new speakers from the University of Illinois for the Fall 2018 semester. Each lecture will be held in 2269 Beckman Institute at 4:00pm.

Marni BoppartOctober 10
Marni Boppart, Associate Professor …

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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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