Community Q&A: Brain health and neuroscience research
Nikki Crowley and Santhosh Girirajan speaking at the Village at Penn State during Brain Awareness Week.
I study neuroscience because…
This image of a human brain is an example of the kinds of brain scans that are used in some neuroscience research studies. Credit: National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
'Brain awareness week' informs public and spotlights neuroscience expertise
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Recap: 2026 Ashtekar Frontiers of Science lecture series, ‘Unexpected Pairings’
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Protein regulator of sugars and fats may work with an unexpected partner — itself
Sabab Hasan Khan, assistant research professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, sitting at a lab bench.
Andrew Patterson elected fellow in American Academy of Microbiology
Headshot of Andrew Patterson.
New faculty spring 2026
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Okafor awarded 2026 Sloan Research Fellowship
Denise Okafor looks at computer monitor
Skeleton ‘gatekeeper’ lining brain cells could guard against Alzheimer’s
Ruobo Zhou points at technology, stands next to Jinyu Fe
Deep Learning, Image Processing, and Cyro-EM
cryo-em image of sirt6 enzyme in complex with nucleosome

AI helps researchers determine structure of “dancing” molecules.

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