karoly mirnics Archives
Skin biopsy to diagnose depression?
Aug. 29, 2014—It may be possible to use skin cells as biomarkers to diagnose and manage depression.
Study team able to disrupt ‘building blocks’ of behavior
Mar. 20, 2014—Researchers at Vanderbilt have been able to alter mouse behavior by silencing gene expression in interneurons, distinct populations of nerve cells that are the main regulators of brain circuits.
VKC’s Science Day explores promise of research
Jan. 24, 2013—Recent advances in genetics and understanding how the brain works raise the possibility that intellectual developmental disabilities are treatable and some actually may be reversible.
From Yugoslavia to endowed chair: six pillars of academic success
May. 18, 2011—I arrived in the states 21 years ago as a student, from what was to become the war-torn country of Yugoslavia. Twenty-one years later I am holding a title of James G. Blakemore Chair and vice chair for basic science research at the Department of Psychiatry at one of the most prestigious universities in the...
