How optogenetics can put the brakes on epilepsy seizures: Researchers at UCSC, UCSF, and UC Berkeley combine gene therapy with optogenetics to curb abnormal neural activity November 15, 2024 By Robin Marks (UCSF) & Emily Cerf (UCSC)

How optogenetics can put the brakes on epilepsy seizures: Researchers at UCSC, UCSF, and UC Berkeley combine gene therapy with optogenetics to curb abnormal neural activity November 15, 2024 By Robin Marks (UCSF) & Emily Cerf (UCSC)

by | Jan 31, 2025 | News

The researchers delivered genes for light-sensitive protiens to hippocampal slices, seen here, to observe seizure-like neuron activity. In what could one day become a new treatment for epilepsy, researchers at UC San Francisco, UC Santa Cruz, and UC Berkeley have used...
Researchers to investigate genetic roots of autism

Researchers to investigate genetic roots of autism

by | Oct 24, 2024 | News

Several members of the Braingeneers research group, including Professor Sofie Salama, will be investigators on the newly funded project to investigate the genetic roots of autism. (photos by Carolyn Lagattuta) Distinguished Professor of Biomolecular Engineering David...
The genes that made us truly human may also make us ill

The genes that made us truly human may also make us ill

by | Dec 6, 2023 | News

The changes in our genes since our ancestors and apes evolved from a common ancestor helped us develop bigger brains and upright walking. But did they also have a downside? UCSC Genomics Institute Affiliate Sofie Salama and former graduate student Craig Lowe (now a...
Smart Gateways into the Lab of the Future

Smart Gateways into the Lab of the Future

by | Oct 5, 2023 | News

The UC Santa Cruz Braingeneers are using cutting-edge smart technologies to streamline their research on human brain ogranoids and learn more about what makes humans unique. Listen to Deanna MacNeil from The Scientist’s podcast interview UCSC Braingeneers Sofie Salama...