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Joined August 2016
MIT Brain and Cognitive Sciences retweeted
Mentees, colleagues, friends shared remembrances of Susumu Tonegawa at an Oct. 16 memorial service. picower.mit.edu/news/mentees… @MITBiology @mitbrainandcog @ScienceMIT
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Implantable device uses ultrasound to improve drug delivery to the brain news.mit.edu/2026/implantabl…
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BCS is hiring! Search now underway for tenure-track assistant professor across all areas of brain and cognitive science, potentially including computation, cognitive science, or experimental neuroscience. Deadline Dec. 1, 2026. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/j…
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Faculty search now open! BCS and @mcgovernmit seeking candidates at any level including but not limited to cell/molecular and/or systems neuroscience, with a focus on translational neuroscience in nonhuman animals. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/j…
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Symposium highlights MIT’s wide range of innovations for aging brain health news.mit.edu/2026/symposium-…
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How artificial neural networks build their own learning machinery news.mit.edu/2026/how-artifi…
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3 Questions: What is the best path forward for AI in academia? news.mit.edu/2026/3-question…
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Faculty search now open! BCS and @mcgovernmit seeking candidates at any level (pref. tenure-track assistant professor) including but not limited to cell/molecular and/or systems neuroscience, with a focus on translational neuroscience in nonhuman animals. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/j…
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BCS is hiring! Search now underway for tenure-track assistant professor across all areas of brain and cognitive science, potentially including computation, cognitive science, or experimental neuroscience. Deadline Dec. 1, 2026. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/j… @mcgovernmit @MIT_Picower
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MIT Brain and Cognitive Sciences retweeted
Myriam Heiman named the director of The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory. Heiman, who studies neurodegenerative diseases such as Huntington’s disease and Parkinson’s disease, will lead the institute beginning July 1. picower.mit.edu/news/myriam-… #neuroscience @ScienceMIT
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MIT Brain and Cognitive Sciences retweeted
Congratulations to Professor Emery N. Brown, who this morning received an honorary doctorate of medical sciences @Yale in recognition of his #neuroscience, #statistics and #anesthesiology research.
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MIT Brain and Cognitive Sciences retweeted
McGovern researchers have developed a new sensor which can brighten or dim MRI signals in response to specific molecular targets -- a potential tool for brain-wide imaging, as well as imaging targets in the peripheral nervous system or other tissues. mcgovern.mit.edu/2026/05/14/…
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MIT Brain and Cognitive Sciences retweeted
We are delighted to share that McGovern Investigators Michale Fee and Fan Wang have been elected to the @theNASciences for their “distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.” Learn more about their groundbreaking work 👇 mcgovern.mit.edu/2026/04/30/… @mitbrainandcog
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