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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: Taher Saif

Posted on September 10, 2020September 16, 2020

Taher Saif to give October 21 Frontiers Lecture

Taher SaifThe MBM Program continues its Frontiers in Miniature Brain Machinery lecture series with Taher Saif. He is a Professor of Mechanical Science & Engineering and Neuroscience at the University of Illinois, and one of the core faculty of the MBM …

Posted on November 22, 2019November 22, 2019

MBM Welcomes New Faculty: Daniel Llano, Taher Saif, Justin Rhodes

Please join MBM in welcoming three new program faculty: Drs. Daniel Llano, Taher Saif, and Justin Rhodes!

Daniel Llano Dr. Daniel Llano is an associate professor of molecular & integrative physiology at the University of Illinois, as well as a physician/surgeon 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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