Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus Briefings

With Dr. Carol Barnes, University of Arizona. As a person ages, changes occur in all areas of the body – including the brain. Typically we identify memory loss as a

Dr. Feng Zhang, from the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at the Massachusetts Institute for Technology, discusses how instead of taking prescription pills when you are sick, soon you may

Lawrence Goldstein, University of California, San Diego

Marc Tessier-Lavigne, PhD, president of The Rockefeller University, discusses the relationship between publicly funded research and the pharmaceutical industry. The event is part of the Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus’s 2014

Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute on Allergy and Infectious Diseases, will discuss the present and future environment for battling HIV/AIDS. The event was held in the Rayburn

Michael Rosbash, director of the Brandeis National Center for Behavioral Genomics, has spent more than three decades studying circadian rhythms, the built-in biological clock that governs functions such as sleep

In the last decade alone, scientists have made a number of landmark discoveries that now create the opportunity to unlock the mysteries of the brain, including the sequencing of the

Watch Dr. Alvarez-Buylla as he shows that neuronal replacement in adults is in fact feasible. His findings have led to a number of fundamental advances including the identification of adult