@PhilpotLab

Associate Director, UNC Neuroscience Center & Kenan Distinguished Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology

 Chapel Hill, NC
philpotlab.org/
Joined August 2013
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The Neuroscience Center was honored to host Dr. Botond Roska who accepted the 24th Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize on Thursday, March 5. Our neuroscience community was enthralled by Dr. Roska's work on developing approaches to decode retinal circuitry and restore vision.
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The UNC Neuroscience Center is thrilled to be hosting Dr. Botond Roska TOMORROW (3/5) to accept the 24th Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize. He will be giving a talk at 12:30 PM in 1131 Bioinformatics.
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Join us this Thursday, February 19, for a Neuroscience Seminar Series talk from Dr. Scott Russo! Seminar will be at 12:30PM in 1131 Bioinformatics. Details in the listserv.
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The Neuroscience Center is welcoming Dr. Genevieve Konopka as a Neuroscience Center Seminar Series speaker this Thursday, February 5! Seminar will be at 12:30PM in 1131 Bioinformatics. Details in the listserv.
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We are delighted to announce that Dr. Botond Roska @IOB_Roska was just awarded the 24th Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize for developing approaches to decode retinal circuitry and restore vision. Congratulations!!! Looking forward to his visit March 5, 2026. go.unc.edu/a5P2Q

Hungarian Biomedical Researcher Named 24th Perl – UNC Neuroscience Prize Recipient | Newsroom

University of Basel Neuroscientist Botond Roska, MD, PhD, will receive the Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize for his pivotal discoveries in restoring sight to the blind.

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#eNeuro: Ringelberg et al. identify a key role for excitatory neuron loss of UBE3A in motor, innate, and sleep behavioral phenotypes of Angelman syndrome model mice. doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0453-…
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The Neuroscience Center is excited to host Dr. Gerry Rubin for Neuroscience Seminar this Thursday, October 2. Seminar will be at 12:30PM in 1131 Bioinformatics.
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1/ Six years in the making! Our preprint on SORDINO fMRI is out. We're sharing the raw data and sequence to facilitate brain-wide mapping in awake, behaving rodents. If this could be useful to your colleagues and friends, please help spread the word! biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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The Neuroscience Center was honored to host Dr. David Ginty, who accepted the 23rd Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize on Thursday, March 6. Dr. Ginty’s groundbreaking work on touch and vibration was truly captivating, and we are incredibly grateful for this wonderful community!
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Join us THIS THURSDAY (2/6) for Dr. Mark Andermann's Neuroscience Seminar Series talk. Seminar will be in room 1131 Bioinformatics at 12:30PM. Details in the listserv!
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Special thanks to the search committee members for helping us identify this years awardee!: @ruimcosta, @alfairhall, Huda Zoghbi, @AdamHantman, @PhilpotLab, @MarkZylka.
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🎉 A project by @CaronLabUNC, @MarkZylka, @zenbrainest, and @PhilpotLab has been selected by @ARPA_H to receive the #SprintForWomensHealth award and will receive $3M in funding for early-stage research on #migraine treatment! @UNC_SOM Read announcement: med.unc.edu/cellbiophysio/cb…
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Not much time left, apply if you want to do great science and live a happy life
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@MarkZylka20 Sep 2024
UNC Neuroscience Center is hiring! Faculty position, info below. Application deadline is November 22, 2024.
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Ben@PhilpotLab24 Aug 2024
We are hiring a Director for the Carolina Institute for Neurodevelopmental Disorders. This is a highly prestigious position and a great opportunity for a leader! This could be you! unc.peopleadmin.com/postings…
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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine is seeking a Director for the Carolina Institute for Neurodevelopmental Disorders (CIND). Apply today: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings…
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UNC Neuroscience Center is hiring! Faculty position, info below. Application deadline is November 22, 2024.
UNC Neuroscience Center@uncneuro1 Aug 2024
Neuroscience faculty position at UNC. Open rank faculty position in UNC Neuroscience Center and the Dept. of Cell Biology & Physiology just posted! Details on the position and how to apply can be found here: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings…
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News of the new Colin Farrell Foundation has the world interested in #AngelmanSyndrome. Jim Acosta invited ASF CEO, Amanda Moore, to discuss Angelman syndrome and its unique challenges. Watch here: youtu.be/69j1YimSAt4
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Based on the latest metrics we collect, there are now over 400 registered users who have analyzed >36.5 million images for facial grimacing! Anyone can use this cloud-based software at painface.net/
PAIN Journal@PAINthejournal16 Jul 2024
Now in #PAIN: “Development of PainFace software to simplify, standardize, and scale up mouse grimace analyses” by @MarkZylka @JeffreyMogil et al. bit.ly/3LiZDOg
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Scientists Discover Brain Circuits for Placebo Effect Pain Relief | Newsroom - UNC Health - The researchers, led by Greg Scherrer, PharmD, PhD, associate professor ... Scherrer and first author Chong Chen, MD, PhD, a postdoctoral research ... - ift.tt/uJZy2YP

Scientists Discover Brain Circuits for Placebo Effect Pain Relief | Newsroom

Led by Greg Scherrer, PharmD, PhD, and Chong Chen, MD, PhD, at the UNC School of Medicine, research published in Nature reveals a new pain control pathway from the cortex to the cerebellum crucial to...

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Researchers in @UNC_CBP now know how a small protein influences the lymphatic system in the brain and contributes to migraine pain. 🧠⚡ These findings are a big step for researchers who are hoping to trace the physiological roots of the condition. news.unchealthcare.org/2024/…

Study Suggests Lack of Lymphatic System Drainage in Brain Can Cause Migraine Pain | Newsroom

A research team led by Kathleen M. Caron, PhD, the Frederick L. Eldridge Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology at the UNC School of Medicine, has connec...

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