The Vollum Internal Speaker Series welcomes Dennis Weingarten, Ph.D. who will present “Synaptotagmins shape synaptic plasticity and restore function in a model of #Alzheimer’s disease" on Thursday (10/22), at noon in M1441 of the Vollum. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc

On Friday, October 16, AJ Ellingson will present her Dissertation Defense: "Duck, duck, mouse: The role of α2δ-2 in PV+ interneurons in the hippocampus" at 2pm in Vollum's M1441. AJ is mentored by Eric Schnell, M.D., Ph.D. #OHSUResearch

The Vollum Internal Speaker Series welcomes Swetha Murthy, Ph.D. who will present “How and Why Do Cells Sense Force?" on Thursday (10/15), at noon in M1441 of the Vollum. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc

Thrilled to have the latest work from the lab live on BioRxiv! This is @yessicasantana.bsky.social dissertation work, examining the role that the transcription factor Isl1 plays in starburst amacrine cell development. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... A brief explainer.... 1/10

ISL1 is required for the terminal differentiation and maintenance of Starburst Amacrine Cells

During mammalian nervous system development, multipotent progenitor cells differentiate into hundreds of distinct neuronal subtypes. Neuronal subtype terminal differentiation is regulated by transcrip...

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The Vollum Seminar Series welcomes Tracy Bedrosian, Ph.D. who will present “The Hidden #Genetics of Pediatric #Epilepsy" on Thursday (10/8), at noon in M1441 of the Vollum. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc

The Lacroute Fellows Program supports grad students in the Vollum Institute/OHSU Neuroscience Grad Program. The 1-year fellowships cover the students’ stipend & provide an allowance for academic expenses. Cheers to the 2026 fellows: Raja Estes & Gisselle Jimenez! ohsufoundation.org/stories/2026...

Two graduate students named 2026 Lacroute Fellows  | OHSU Foundation

Congratulations to the two students in the Neuroscience Graduate Program who were recently awarded the 2026 Lacroute Fellowship.

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Scientists have for the 1st time mapped in 3D detail 6 major conformations of a brain membrane related to learning, memory & fear-related behavior. The findings could form the blueprint for drug development useful in treating stroke, said Isabelle Baconguis, Ph.D., Vollum Institute. bit.ly/4b9gOw9

Despite significant therapeutic potential of #CBD for treating #seizures & #inflammation, scientists don't fully understand how it works at a cellular level. The annual Precision Medicine Innovation Co-Laboratory Innovation Grant will aid Dr James Frank's research. Read full article: bit.ly/4b9gOw9

Congratulations to Dr Rose Hill on becoming a 2026 Editorial Board Fellow for The Journal of Physiology. cc: @jphysiol.bsky.social, @rose-hill.bsky.social

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Congratulations and welcome to Rose Hill @rose-hill.bsky.social of @volluminstitute.bsky.social who joins us as one of our 2026 Editorial Board Fellows! 🎓️

We're moving to Boston! Excited to share that I'm starting my own lab in the Neurobiology Department at Harvard Medical School in 2027!

Join us for the 2026 Herbert Memorial Lecture featuring Dr Joanna Wysocka. Dr Wysocka will present “Human development, evolution and disease through the lens of gene regulation” at noon in M1441. Login & stream from our site link: bit.ly/4dXx9pc

Dr Cody Call, Vollum Institute researcher, is 1st author of a study published in Nature: “Flexible ensheathment of axons enables #myelination of complex CNS networks.” Call performed #zebrafish experiments & electron microscopy analysis in Dr Monk's lab. bit.ly/3PuwG7K cc: @codylcall.bsky.social

Vollum Internal Speaker Series continues Thursday (6/4) with Dr Isabelle Baconguis presenting “From proton sensing to therapeutic targeting: Understanding acid‐sensing ion channels" at noon in M1441 of the Vollum. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc #OHSUResearch #OHSU #neuroscience

The Vollum Seminar Series welcomes Dr Stephan Züchner who will present “The genome‐wide spectrum of tandem repeat loci and their growing associations to disease" on Thursday (5/28), at noon in M1441 of the Vollum. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc

Vollum Internal Speaker Series continues Thursday (5/21) with Dr John Williams presenting “The evolution of #monoamine transmission" at noon in M1441 of the Vollum. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc #OHSUResearch #OHSU #neuroscience

Latest offering. How myelin ensheathes axons! Born from chat with Dwight Bergles on "weird things" we saw oligodendrocytes do, like making "bridges" between sheaths. Driven forward by Cody Call, Kelly Monk, and myelin folks @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social Enjoy! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Flexible ensheathment of axons enables myelination of complex CNS networks - Nature

The rate of axon ensheathment varies within individual myelinating processes, resulting in chains of myelin sheaths connected by bridges consisting of thin cytoplasmic processes that provide&nbsp...

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Elevated #serotonin levels may worsen #tinnitus by boosting activity in auditory brain regions: www.opb.org/article/2026...

OHSU researchers connect tinnitus with elevated serotonin activity in the brain

While far from a cure, the new research could one day help scientists understand how to reverse tinnitus through brain chemistry.

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It was so fun to visit the @volluminstitute.bsky.social!! Such an awesome community of scientists!

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The Vollum Seminar Series welcomes Dr Meg Younger who will present “Non-canonical olfaction in deadly mosquitos" on Thursday (5/14), at noon in M1441 of the Vollum. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc cc: @megyounger.bsky.social

Congratulations to Dr Nina Luong on her successful dissertation defense titled "Genetic approaches to classifying retinal neuron subtypes". Nina is mentored by Drs Kevin Wright and Ben Sivyer. cc: @ninaluong.bsky.social @kevinmawright.bsky.social

Congratulations to the newly minted Dr Nina Luong @ninaluong.bsky.social on her successful dissertation defense yesterday! Keep an EYE out for her preprint on several uncharacterized RGC subtypes coming soon…

The Vollum Seminar Series welcomes Dr Meg Younger who will present “Non-canonical olfaction in deadly mosquitos" on Thursday (5/14), at noon in M1441 of the Vollum. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc cc: @megyounger.bsky.social

Vollum scientist, Dr Larry Trussell, co-authored an article revealing that the same neurotransmitter commonly leveraged to relieve symptoms of #depression and anxiety also may exacerbate a vexing condition known as #tinnitus. The article out now in the @pnas.org . Read the full story: bit.ly/4dXx9pc

The Vollum Seminar Series welcomes Dr Elena Gracheva who will present “Neurophysiology of hibernation: The solution to environmental challenges" on Thursday (5/7), at noon in M1441 of the Vollum. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc

On Friday, May 1st, Adam Coombs will present his Dissertation Defense: "Mechanical Regulation of the OL Lineage by PIEZOs" at 2 pm in Vollum's M1441. Adam is mentored by Dr Kelly Monk and Dr Ben Emery. #OHSUResearch

The Vollum Seminar Series welcomes Dr. Stephanie Rudolph who will present “Sparse Messages, Robust Effects: Neuropeptide Signaling in Developing and Mature Circuits" on Thursday (4/30), at noon in M1441 of the Vollum. Login & stream from link on site: bit.ly/4dXx9pc