noteworthy Scimeni

Annalisa Scimemi, associate professor of biological sciences, received $565,000 from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to support her project titled “Presynaptic modulation of synaptic inhibition onto hippocampal pyramidal neurons.” The proposed work will explore neuronal circuits in the brain involved in perceiving space, and could support the development of future treatments for diseases associated with hippocampal neural circuit dysfunction like epilepsy and autism spectrum disorder.