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Annalisa Scimemi, associate professor of biological sciences, recently coauthored The Handbook of Electrophysiology: A Practical Guide for Neurophysiologists, published earlier this month by World Scientific Publishing. Designed to support neuroscientists from students to experienced researchers, the book delves into cutting-edge techniques for studying ion channels, synaptic function and neural circuits. Covered topics include patch-clamp methods, intracellular and extracellular recordings, optogenetics and robotic automation.

Scimemi was also recently awarded $277,500 from the National Institutes of Health to support the purchase of an Evident SLIDEVIEW VS200 research slide scanner. This advanced microscope will enable automated image acquisition using up to five different observation methods (brightfield, phase contrast, darkfield, polarization and fluorescence). To be housed at UAlbany, the instrument will be shared among multiple research institutions throughout the Capital Region and will support cutting edge science in the fields of cellular neuroscience, cell and stem cell biology, and microbial communities in human health, among other research areas.