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FACULTY FEATURE: Victor Kumar
Jared Diamond, Joseph Henrich, Joseph Heath, and Kate Manne are authors whose influence spreads across a multitude of fields. The reason being that, in pursuit of human understanding, all disciplines are considered. Their collective presence on Dr. Victor Kumar’s shelf says more about the growing nature of our intellect than the most elaborate collection of […]
FACULTY FEATURE: Jen-Wei Linn
The graininess of a film camera may seem old-fashioned in today’s world. With the digital 4k resolution cameras we have now, why would someone continue to use this much more outdated version? Wouldn’t they want to modernize and take much clearer photos? Dr. Jen-Wei — one of Boston University’s most innovative neurophysiologists — will turn […]
Glutamate Excitotoxicity and Ischemic Stroke
Glutamate is the major excitatory neurotransmitter utilized by the human nervous system and is involved in many important neurological functions. Best known for its role in memory formation and Long Term Potentiation (LTP), glutamate signaling is crucial for healthy brain activity. Despite glutamate’s importance in our everyday lives, too much glutamate can actually kill neurons, […]
FACULTY FEATURE: Robert Stern
While juggling the various responsibilities of college life, many undergraduates dream of a well-defined career path with straightforward steps to a successful life. However, life is always full of uncertainties, and that seemingly direct path may quickly reveal itself as a winding road. Dr. Stern is no stranger to this unexpected occurrence, but he prefers […]
The role of physical exercise in preservation of the memory function.
Sports are increasingly widespread in modern-day American Academia. Perhaps, it is the plethora of research on healthy lifestyle, or the anticipation of the beach season, with sentiment ranging from apprehension to excitement to flatout morose ignorance, which we have to thank for this. Alternatively, it may be an amalgamation of those factors (and many others) […]
FACULTY FEATURE: David Somers
Dr. David Somers was in Kathmandu, Nepal, just about to head off for an expedition as part of his world travels, when he received an unanticipated phone call. Several professors had tracked him down in order recruit him to work on a project in the new Cognitive and Neural Systems Program at BU. It’s no […]
It’s All in Your Gut
People have not placed enough importance on the functions of our microbiome and its effects on our personal health, since it is early in research and not well understood yet. The microbiome is the collection of microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, and viruses, in our human body. Microbiome means all the genomes of microbes in an […]
FACULTY FEATURE: Steve Ramirez
Any view from one of the offices near the top of the Kilachand Center for Life Sciences and Engineering building will leave you speechless. One particular office, with a baseball nestled amidst countless awards scattered about the desk, a bottle of celebratory champagne waiting to be popped open, and a giant inflated T-rex standing beside […]
FACULTY FEATURE: Kathleen Kantak
While walking through the Laboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience, one cannot help but stare at the equipment and visualize the many restless nights dedicated to countless experiments. Maybe it’s the abundance of hanging lab coats or the many apparatuses waiting to be used, but the lab brims with an addictive dose of excitement and ambition. This […]