All posts by LiLynn Graves

Novel imaging of the degeneration underlying illnesses such as multiple sclerosis to allow for faster development of treatment strategies

April 22, 2016Latest ResearchLiLynn Graves

Normal brain function depends on wrappings of nerve cells by myelin which enhances the speed of conduction of electrical information in the brain and spinal cord. Disruptions of myelin are the source of the devastating movement problems with vision and movement in multiple sclerosis. This breakthrough allows the visualization of myelin, even on single nerve … Continue reading Novel imaging of the degeneration underlying illnesses such as multiple sclerosis to allow for faster development of treatment strategies →

Cornell Neurotech launched with multimillion dollar gift

April 22, 2016NewsLiLynn Graves

Cornell Neurotech, a collaboration between the Colleges of Arts and Sciences and Engineering, will launch thanks to a multimillion dollar seed grant from the Mong Family Foundation, through Stephen Mong ’92, MEN ’93, MBA ’02.

2016 Symposium featured winners of the Brain Prize

April 22, 2016EventsLiLynn Graves

The Inaugural Cornell Neurotech Mong Family Foundation Symposium featured three Cornell Alums who won the Brain Prize, Winfried Denk, Ph.D. ’89, Karel Svoboda ’88, and David Tank, M.S. ’80, Ph.D. ’83. The symposium took place on September 29, 2016. Symposium Schedule Speakers

Feature article about Cornell Neurotech

April 22, 2016NewsLiLynn Graves

Cornell Neurotech is featured in Cornell Enginneering Magazine Cornell Neurotech.

Chris Xu delivers keynote talk at Brain Prize Meeting 2015

April 22, 2016NewsLiLynn Graves

the Brain Prize Meeting 2015 in Copenhagen

Melissa Warden and Jesse Goldberg awarded New Innovator Awards

April 22, 2016NewsLiLynn Graves

Neurotech Advisory Board members Melissa Warden and Jesse Goldberg were each awarded New Innovator Awards from the National Institute of Health. The new innovator award is one of the hardest to receive from the NIH and is designed to “support exceptionally creative, early-career investigators who propose innovative, high-impact projects.” http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/2015/10/three-researchers-receive-nih-new-innovator-awards

Melissa Warden named Roberston Neuroscience Investigator

April 22, 2016NewsLiLynn Graves

Melissa Warden is named a Roberston Neuroscience Investigator and awarded 1.5 Million dollars for her studies of reward, motivation and learning. https://www.nyscf.org/news/nyscf-press-releases/item/1594-nyscf-awards-$105-million-to-seven-nyscf-%E2%80%93-robertson-investigators

A new tool probes the inner workings of the brain

April 21, 2016Latest ResearchLiLynn Graves

The application of three-photon microscopy allows for the visualization of the normal structure and function of single neurons deep in the living brain of mice, one of the most important model animals in neuroscience. Watching structure and function over time is needed to reveal how the brain works and what changes during disease. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/2013/01/three-photon-microscopy-improves-biological-imaging myelin … Continue reading A new tool probes the inner workings of the brain →

Watching re-growing neurons inside the spinal cord to directly test treatments for spinal injury

April 20, 2016Latest ResearchLiLynn Graves

Chronic imaging paperLooking deeply into living spinal cord of an animal over months will allow one to literally watch the efficacy of treatments for spinal cord injury. It also opens the possibility of watching the activity of neuronal circuits that generated movement in normal animals and after treatment. http://www.nature.com/nmeth/journal/v9/n3/abs/nmeth.1856.html Chronic imaging paper pdf