Neurobiology

synapse formation, maintenance, and pruning • learning and memory • behavior • neuronal cell fate and diversity • axonal guidance • diseases of the nervous system

Faculty

Martha Constantine-Paton

Frank B. Gertler

H. Robert Horvitz

Rudolf Jaenisch

Dennis Kim

Troy Littleton

Elly Nedivi

Edward Scolnick

Hazel Sive

Susumu Tonegawa

Matthew A. Wilson

Faculty Spotlight

Frank B. Gertler

Professor of Biology; Charles Ross Scholar

Frank B. Gertler considers the role of cell shape and movement in developmental defects and diseases.

Whitehead Institute team develops new method to study human brain cells

MicroRNAs work together to tune gene expression in the brain

Study finds hub linking movement and motivation in the brain

Tasting Light

BRAIN grant will fund new tools to study astrocytes

How brain cells pick which connections to keep

Speeding up drug discovery for brain diseases

Study reveals how glial cells may play key epilepsy role