Pelled Lab received BRAIN Initiative award

The award is to fund the Pelled Labs study of circuit dynamics of sensorimotor integration and decision making in octopus

May 6, 2020/by Galit Pelled

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“Alesa H Netzley’s manuscript “Multimodal characterization of Yucatan minipig behavior and physiology through maturation” accepted to Scientific Reports”October 14, 2021 -
Congratulations to Tyler VenBuren who defended his Master’s thesis: “Neuron to network-Research into octopus neurobiology and laboratory setup”!October 6, 2021 -
Come join our team!October 6, 2021 -
Ryan Hunt’s publication of: “Swimming direction of the glass catfish is responsive to magnetic stimulation”March 22, 2021 -
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33667278/
Brittany Bush Featured in MSUToday for her Involvement in Pelled Lab’s Octopus ResearchDecember 9, 2020 -
Dr. Galit Pelled was interviewed in WKAR morning news about the lab’s octopus- inspired prosthesis workAugust 19, 2020 -
Researchers at Michigan State University are studying the brain body connection in animals like the octopus, and that research could be used to help develop better prosthetic technology. Dr Galit Pelled is the director of the Neuroengineering Division at MSU’s Institute for Quantitative Health Sciences and Engineering and spoke with WKAR’s Mary Ellen Pitney about […]
Alesa Hughson Welcomed into the SfN Neuroscience Scholar ProgramAugust 3, 2020 -
The Neuroscience Scholars Program (NSP) will welcome its 2020-2022 cohort on August 1, 2020. With the addition of 123 scholars who accepted, the total current cohort (including 2019-2021) now encompasses 215 graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. Combined with Program’s past scholars (dating back to 1981), the NSP alumni network now encompasses nearly 1,200 underrepresented neuroscience researchers at […]
Dr. Galit Pelled is a recipient of the Withrow Excellence in Diversity AwardMay 6, 2020 -
Galit Pelled, a professor of biomedical engineering, radiology, and neuroscience, is a leader in neuro-engineering and a champion in promoting diversity and inclusion. During her short time at MSU, she has made significant contributions to promoting an environment of excellence and inclusion and dedicating herself to building inclusive communities. She is the leader and principal […]
Pelled Lab received BRAIN Initiative awardMay 6, 2020 -
The award is to fund the Pelled Labs study of circuit dynamics of sensorimotor integration and decision making in octopus
Physiology Senior Research Award RecipientMay 6, 2020 -
Congratulations for Ryan Hunt for receiving the Physiology Senior Research Award from the MSU Physiology Department.
Lab featured in MSU TodayApril 29, 2020 -
Pelled Lab featured in MSU Today for their research on octopuses. Read the article here: https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2020/no-bones-about-it-octopus-may-be-the-key-to-smart-prosthetics/
Dr. Galit Pelled and the team was featured in Spartan MagazineApril 20, 2020 -
http://www.onlinedigitalpubs.com/publication/?m=6362&i=656612&p=20
Dr. Vijai Krishnan paper published in the Journal of Neuroscience MethodsApril 19, 2020 -
Congratulation to Vijai for acceptance of his paper “High-resolution MEMRI characterizes laminar specific ascending and descending spinal cord pathways in rats” to Journal of Neuroscience Methods!
Dr. Vijai Krishnan awarded PerkinElmer (PE)-IQ Postdoctoral FellowshipMarch 9, 2020 -
PerkinElmer (PE)-IQ Postdoctoral Fellowships ($90,000) – Awarded based on scientific excellence, impact, academic strengths of the applicant and potential for future contributions to scientific discovery.
Magnetic gene in fish may someday help those with epilepsy and Parkinson’sAugust 21, 2018 -
Recently featured article on MSU today! https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2018/magnetic-gene-in-fish-may-someday-help-those-with-epilepsy-parkinsons/
Therapeutic strategies to improve rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury.August 21, 2018 -
Check out our July 2018 publication (Shin et al) where we combined transcranial magnetic stimulation with exposure to enriched environments after traumatic brain injury.
Wireless control of cellular function by activation of a novel protein responsive to electromagnetic fieldsJuly 10, 2018 -
Our lab recently published a paper describing a novel methodology for non-invasive neurostimulation. Check out our latest publication for a link to the paper!
Congratulations to Ryan!May 14, 2018 -
Ryan, our new undergraduate, has been selected to receive a Larry D. Fowler Endowment Undergraduate Research Stipend for summer 2018! Congratulations, Ryan!
Congratulations to CarolinaMay 14, 2018 -
Carolina received the AAGA academic achievement graduate assistantship! Congratulations, Carolina!
From fish navigation to neuromodulationNovember 17, 2016 -
Our work was featured in a press conference at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) in San Diego!

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