Associate Director, UNC Neuroscience Center & Kenan Distinguished Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology
Joined August 2013
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The Neuroscience Center was honored to host Dr. Botond Roska who accepted the 24th Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize on Thursday, March 5. Our neuroscience community was enthralled by Dr. Roska's work on developing approaches to decode retinal circuitry and restore vision.
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The UNC Neuroscience Center is thrilled to be hosting Dr. Botond Roska TOMORROW (3/5) to accept the 24th Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize. He will be giving a talk at 12:30 PM in 1131 Bioinformatics.
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Join us this Thursday, February 19, for a Neuroscience Seminar Series talk from Dr. Scott Russo! Seminar will be at 12:30PM in 1131 Bioinformatics. Details in the listserv.
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Feb 5
We are still seeking applicants and are accepting on a rolling basis, so we encourage potential trainees to apply! med.unc.edu/cidd/training-ed…
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The Neuroscience Center is welcoming Dr. Genevieve Konopka as a Neuroscience Center Seminar Series speaker this Thursday, February 5! Seminar will be at 12:30PM in 1131 Bioinformatics. Details in the listserv.
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16 Dec 2025
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Botond Roska @IOB_Roska was just awarded the 24th Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize for developing approaches to decode retinal circuitry and restore vision. Congratulations!!!
Looking forward to his visit March 5, 2026.
go.unc.edu/a5P2Q
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11 Nov 2025
#eNeuro: Ringelberg et al. identify a key role for excitatory neuron loss of UBE3A in motor, innate, and sleep behavioral phenotypes of Angelman syndrome model mice.
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29 Sep 2025
The Neuroscience Center is excited to host Dr. Gerry Rubin for Neuroscience Seminar this Thursday, October 2. Seminar will be at 12:30PM in 1131 Bioinformatics.
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1/ Six years in the making! Our preprint on SORDINO fMRI is out. We're sharing the raw data and sequence to facilitate brain-wide mapping in awake, behaving rodents. If this could be useful to your colleagues and friends, please help spread the word!
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10 Mar 2025
The Neuroscience Center was honored to host Dr. David Ginty, who accepted the 23rd Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize on Thursday, March 6. Dr. Ginty’s groundbreaking work on touch and vibration was truly captivating, and we are incredibly grateful for this wonderful community!
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4 Feb 2025
Join us THIS THURSDAY (2/6) for Dr. Mark Andermann's Neuroscience Seminar Series talk. Seminar will be in room 1131 Bioinformatics at 12:30PM. Details in the listserv!
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2 Feb 2025
Booked a 2 King room for 4 people with @priceline and was given a 1 king room for 2 people. Had to pay hotel extra $250. Priceline has become a sham. Don't use them.
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18 Dec 2024
Special thanks to the search committee members for helping us identify this years awardee!: @ruimcosta, @alfairhall, Huda Zoghbi, @AdamHantman, @PhilpotLab, @MarkZylka.
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23 Oct 2024
🎉 A project by @CaronLabUNC, @MarkZylka, @zenbrainest, and @PhilpotLab has been selected by @ARPA_H to receive the #SprintForWomensHealth award and will receive $3M in funding for early-stage research on #migraine treatment! @UNC_SOM
Read announcement: med.unc.edu/cellbiophysio/cb…
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