May 12, 2022, Filed Under: NewsAkhil Surapaneni: Advancing Brain Tumor Treatments For patients who undergo surgery to remove brain tumors, long-term impacts can include a loss of abilities that help them live meaningful lives. Akhil Surapaneni, a fourth-year student at Dell Medical School, has helped care for patients with brain tumors through clinical rotations, while also investigating novel therapies to restore… read more
April 14, 2022, Filed Under: NewsThe Electrified Brain: A Conversation About How to Use Electricity to Treat Neurological Disorders. Dr. Joshua Chang The Electrified Brain: A Conversation About How to Use Electricity to Treat Neurological Disorders. Dr. Joshua Chang, Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at Dell Medical School, will discuss the use of electricity in medical therapy and recent scientific and technological advances that are allowing for unprecedented levels of… read more
April 7, 2022, Filed Under: NewsThe Oskar Fischer Lecture Series: Transposable Element Activation in Neurodegenerative Tauopathy: From Bench to Bedside Join us to the Next lecture of the Oskar Fisher series on Transposable Element Activation in Neurodegenerative Tauopathy. LOCATION: James J. & Miriam B. Mulva Auditorium (EER 0.904) & Virtual ADDRESS: 2501 Speedway, Austin, Texas 78712 | VIEW MAP » DATE: Monday, April 25, 2022 TIME: 3–5 p.m. CONTACT: Bridgette Roberts ADD… read more
April 7, 2022, Filed Under: NewsTrials Starting Soon at the University of Texas Center for Psychedelic Research and Therapy At the Center for Psychedelic Research and Therapy, researchers are working to help people suffering from PTSD and depression. They hope to start trials this fall. The center seeks to unravel how psychedelic drugs work to help people suffering from severe depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. Read more at… read more
March 14, 2022, Filed Under: NewsEsther Melamed: Neurologist Dedicated to Autoimmune Research Feb. 15, 2022 How can diet and the gut microbiome influence the onset of autoimmune conditions like multiple sclerosis? And could these findings connect to other diseases, like COVID-19? Esther Melamed, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor in Dell Medical School’s Department of Neurology, is set on answering this question, among others.… read more
March 2, 2022, Filed Under: NewsFor Trauma Survivors, New Hope: Psychedelics Psychedelic drugs are among the most promising treatments for people with conditions like PTSD and severe depression. A new center at The University of Texas at Austin aims to unravel how they work. Devon and Kelly Thomas’ wedding at a storybook chapel in Simonton, Texas, was, as they say, perfect.… read more
February 9, 2022, Filed Under: NewsAn Afternoon With Karl Deisseroth, MD, PhD On March 29, 2022, the Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences hosted Karl Deisseroth, winner of the 2021 Lasker Basic Medical Research Award for his revolutionary discovery of light-sensitive microbial proteins that can activate or silence individual brain cells. Deisseroth is a member of the National Academies of Engineering, Medicine, Inventors… read more
