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Congratulations to Dr. Chen for his publication titled “Inhibition of endocannabinoid degradation in astrocytes reprograms glial reactivity and prevents seizure sequelae” published on Journal of Neuroinflammation (Click on link to view article)!!

May 27, 2026


Congratulations to Marco Sciortino from Banerjee Lab for his first author publication titled “Protocol for using an ELISA to detect total α-synuclein levels in Drosophila melanogaster lines expressing human α-synuclein point mutations” in Star Protocols. (Click here to view the publication)

May 20, 2026


Congratulations to Dr. Lee and her lab for receiving the ‘2026-2027 Shenoy Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Neuroscience (SURFiN)’.(Click here to view the publication)

May 5, 2026

Click here to see more on the Shenoy Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Neuroscience (SURFiN) Click here to see SURFiN Program Lab Opportunities


Evan Zhang

Congratulations to Evan Zhang, Health Careers High School visiting student in Gould lab, for winning the Center for Biomedical Neuroscience outstanding technician poster award at the 2026 Retreat!!!

May 4, 2026

Congratulations to Evan Zhang, Health Careers High School visiting student in Gould lab, for winning the Center for Biomedical Neuroscience outstanding technician poster award at the 2026 Retreat!    


Tristan Perez

Gould lab STUROP student Tristan Perez from UTSA wins VIVA Science SA 2026 poster award!

May 4, 2026

Gould lab STUROP student Tristan Perez from UTSA wins VIVA Science SA 2026 poster award!


Savannah Boyen

Congratulations to Savannah Boyen, a first-year graduate student in the Banerjee Lab, for winning the Outstanding Graduate Student Poster Award at the Center for Biomedical Neuroscience Retreat!!!

May 4, 2026

Congratulations to Savannah Boyen, a first-year graduate student in the Banerjee Lab, for winning the Outstanding Graduate Student Poster Award at the Center for Biomedical Neuroscience Retreat!!!  


Enrique Ricky Piedra

Congratulations to Ricky Piedra having been selected to receive a 2024 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship award!!

April 30, 2026


Congratulations to Drs. Palavicini and Koronowski for being highlighted in the UTHSCSA Newsroom article titled “UT San Antonio team studies circadian disruption’s role in Alzheimer’s disease”!!! (Click on link to view article)

April 23, 2026


Congratulations to Dr. Rasmussen’s lab for their publication titled “Hyperactive Muscle mTORC1 Attenuates Functional Adaptations to Endurance Training Despite Alterations in Mitochondrial and Lipid Profiles” in Journal of Applied Physiology. (Click here to view publication)

April 15, 2026

Qian Shi, Ph.D.

Congratulations to Dr. Qian Shi for his publication titled “Purkinje cell-specific loss of Neurofascin and Ankyrin G causes disruption of axon initial segments, neurodegeneration, and cerebellar ataxia” in the Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. (Click here to view publication)

April 14, 2026