Department Announcements
With Damar Hamlin in mind, every high school should have an athletic trainer
Dr. Samuel Browd, Professor of Neurological Surgery, and Director of the UW Sports Institute co-authored an article advocating for quality athletic training services and well-trained team physicians at high schools to protect student athletes.
Levitt/Fillingham mentee awarded Mary Gates Research Scholarship
Congratulations to Neethi Belur who has been awarded a prestigious Mary Gates Research Scholarship in the amount of $5,000 for her work in the SANS lab using computational fluid dynamics under the mentorship of Mike Levitt and Patrick Fillingham. Mary Gates Research Scholarships are competitive
Brain-computer interfaces could change the world—but at what cost?
Dr. Andrew Ko and Dr.
New blood test can detect ‘toxic’ protein years before Alzheimer’s symptoms emerge, study shows
Dr. Andrew Ko is part of a research team that has developed a test to measure levels of amyloid beta oligomers in blood samples. Oligomers are amyloid beta proteins that misfold and clump together potentially developing into Alzheimer’s.
EVOLVE Study Shows Minor Head Injuries Can Have Lasting Effects
Dr. Christine Mac Donald’s long-running study of U.S. military service members (EVOLVE) shows that many who sustained mild traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) from combat-related explosions continue to feel adverse effects for years afterward.
Dr. Sekhar featured in Brain Aneurysm Foundation’s Global Day of Engagement
The Brain Aneurysm Foundation (BAF) hosted its first annual Global Day of Engagement, a 24-hour global celebration of philanthropy, advocacy, and education on September 15, 2022 in concert with the annual Research Grant Symposium. The Department’s own, Dr.