Leah Acker: Engineering the Brain
Watch a video profile of Leah Acker, a McGovern neuroscientist, engineer, and inventor.
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Patrick J. McGovern Memorial Service
A memorial to honor the life of McGovern Institute co-founder, Patrick J. McGovern, was held at the McGovern Institute on Thursday, May 29, 2014.
Illuminating neuron activity in 3-D
New technique allows scientists to monitor the entire nervous system of a small worm.
Patrick J. McGovern Memorial Service
We invite all members of the McGovern community to celebrate the life of Patrick J. McGovern on Thursday, May 29, 2014 in the Bldg 46 atrium.
Disruptive Innovations in Neuroscience: Alex Shalek
McGovern Institute Spring Symposium 2014 |
Alex Shalek, Harvard University |
“Using single cell transcriptomics to explore cellular identity and uncover drivers of cellular behaviors”
Disruptive Innovations in Neuroscience: Je Hyuk Lee
McGovern Institute Spring Symposium 2014 |
Je Hyuk Lee, Harvard University |
“Highly multiplexed subcellular RNA sequencing in situ”
Disruptive Innovations in Neuroscience: Connie Cepko
McGovern Institute Spring Symposium 2014 |
Connie Cepko, Harvard University |
“GFP as a regulator of biological activities”
Disruptive Innovations in Neuroscience: Jeff Lichtman
McGovern Institute Spring Symposium 2014 | Jeff Lichtman, Harvard University | “Connectomics”
Disruptive Innovations in Neuroscience: Michael Lin
McGovern Institute Spring Symposium 2014 | Michael Lin, Stanford University | “GFP as an optogenetic Swiss Army knife: New applications in voltage sensing, memory visualization, and optical control of protein activity”
Long range connections in the brain
This video shows white matter tracts, the long-range connections of the human brain. The tracts are revealed here through a MRI-based method known as ‘diffusion tensor imaging’ or DTI.