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A key to assembling materials on the surface of live neurons
Summary Anqi Zhang, a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford, transitioned from building brain implants to mastering genetic engineering. In collaboration with Professors Zhenan Bao and Karl Deisseroth, Zhang developed a protein complex that helps neurons assemble conductive materials, potentially changing their sensitivity and creating new electrical connections. By using cellular machinery, Zhang overcame challenges in enzyme […]
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Successful deep brain electrode implantation for OCD patient
On October 19, a neurosurgery team led by Chen Liang, a researcher at the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute and a professor at Fudan University-affiliated Huashan Hospital, collaborated with a functional neurosurgery team from the Shanghai Mental Health Center affiliated with the School of Medicine at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, to successfully perform deep brain […]
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New marker for early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease
An international, multicenter study led by Professor Jintai Yu, a researcher at the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute and a professor of neurology at Fudan University-affiliated Huashan Hospital, has found that increased volume of the sublateral ventricles is a genetic imaging marker of Alzheimer’s disease, and can be used to predict the risk of Alzheimer’s […]
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Viviana Gradinaru Named Director of the Merkin Institute
Viviana Gradinaru, Lois and Victor Troendle Professor of Neuroscience and Biological Engineering and director of the Center for Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience at the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute for Neuroscience at Caltech, has been named the new director and Allen V. C. Davis and Lenabelle Davis Leadership Chair of the Richard N. Merkin Institute […]
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Frontier Lab Director, Gerwin Schalk, speaks at Hybrid Mind Conference
Gerwin Schalk, PhD, the Director of the Chen Frontier Lab for Applied Neurotechnology, spoke today at the 1st International Conference on “The Hybrid Mind: Ethics and Regulation of Intelligent Neuroprostheses” hosted by the Clinical Neurotechnology Laboratory at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin. Intelligent neuroprostheses are a type of medical device that are implanted or attached to […]
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New neurosurgical technique: deep brain tumor resection with 3D exoscopy
A team led by Mao Ying, president of Fudan University-affiliated Huashan Hospital and director of the TCCI Translational Center, and Professor Zhu Wei from the Neurosurgery Department of Fudan University-affiliated Huashan Hospital, reported 25 cases of pineal region tumor resection with 3D exoscopy via infratentorial approach, which achieved satisfactory clinical outcomes. Neurosurgery has always been […]
