KIBM is excited to share a new publication funded by the Postdoctoral Scholars Program: Publication Title: A top-down slow breathing circuit that alleviates negative affect in mice See the full article by Salk News: Neuroscientists discover…
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KIBM Celebrates 20th Anniversary- “The Generative Mind: Biological & Artificial Intelligence” Symposium
In 2024, the Kavli Institute of Brain and Mind will reach its 20th anniversary. To celebrate this milestone, KIBM hosted a special symposium on Monday, October 28, 2024 at Salk Institute- The Generative Mind: Biological…
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KIBM Co-Director Yishi Jin Elected to the National Academy of Medicine
University of California San Diego Distinguished Professor and KIBM Co-Director, Yishi Jin, who investigates the biological roots of the nervous system, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). Jin is one of 100…
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KIBM IRG Recipient, Dhananjay Bambah-Mukku, wins NIH Director’s New Innovator Award
Dhananjay “DJ” Bambah-Mukku, a neuroscientist who is an assistant professor of psychology in the UC San Diego School of Social Sciences and a 2024-25 KIBM IRG recipient, has been awarded the prestigious NIH Director’s New…
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Past KIBM Co-Director, Rusty Gage, receives 2024 Ogawa-Yamanaka Stem Cell Prize
Neuroscientist Rusty Gage, PhD, will be the recipient of the 2024 Ogawa-Yamanaka Stem Cell Prize, awarded by Gladstone Institutes. See the full article: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1062108
New KIBM Funded Publication: Development of neural circuits for social motion perception in schooling fish
KIBM is excited to share a new publication funded by the Postdoctoral Scholars Program: Publication Title: Development of neural circuits for social motion perception in schooling fish Read the full article by UC San Diego Today: https://today.ucsd.edu/story/researchers-identify-brain-circuits-tied-to-the-behavior-of-schooling-fish…
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KIBM Awards 2024-25 Innovative Research Grant Recipients
KIBM awards $400,000 to 8 teams of investigators to support interdisciplinary brain-mind research in 2024-25. Please help us in congratulating the following teams on their award selection: Vineet Augustine, UCSD Neurobiology: Reinterpreting Heart Attacks: Myocardial Infarction…
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New KIBM Funded Publication: Deep and shallow data science for multi-scale optical neuroscience
KIBM is excited to share a new publication funded by the Innovative Research Grant program: Publication Title: Deep and shallow data science for multi-scale optical neuroscience Published by Gal Mishne (Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute, Department of Electrical and…
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KIBM Associate Director Dr. Gabriel Silva Appointed J. Robert Beyster Chair in Engineering
Established with a gift from J. Robert and Betty J. Beyster in 1995, the J. Robert Beyster Chair in Engineering supports an outstanding mid-career faculty member within the Jacobs School of Engineering. On September 07,…
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New KIBM Funded Publication: Preying on hungry, anxious worms
KIBM is excited to share a new publication by Salk Institute funded by the Innovative Research Grant program: Publication Title: Dopamine signaling regulates predator-driven changes in Caenorhabditis elegans’ egg laying behavior Salk scientists discover dopamine regulates worm egg-laying…
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