Physiology and Biophysics
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🚨Breaking News🚨
Vision Cluster was interviewed about their VISTA Seed Grant from the Department of Ophthalmology!
Vision Cluster was interviewed about their VISTA Seed Grant from the Department of Ophthalmology!
February 4, 2026 at 5:54 PM
🚨Breaking News🚨
Vision Cluster was interviewed about their VISTA Seed Grant from the Department of Ophthalmology!
Vision Cluster was interviewed about their VISTA Seed Grant from the Department of Ophthalmology!
🔊New Publication in PNAS!
“A complete spatial map of mouse retinal ganglion cells reveals density and gene expression specializations”
Read more: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2515449122
“A complete spatial map of mouse retinal ganglion cells reveals density and gene expression specializations”
Read more: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2515449122
January 20, 2026 at 4:18 PM
🔊New Publication in PNAS!
“A complete spatial map of mouse retinal ganglion cells reveals density and gene expression specializations”
Read more: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2515449122
“A complete spatial map of mouse retinal ganglion cells reveals density and gene expression specializations”
Read more: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2515449122
🔊 New Publication in Hearing Research!
"Spatial hearing and temporal processing ability of the Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus) measured using prepulse inhibition of acoustic startle"
"Spatial hearing and temporal processing ability of the Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus) measured using prepulse inhibition of acoustic startle"
January 13, 2026 at 8:10 PM
🔊 New Publication in Hearing Research!
"Spatial hearing and temporal processing ability of the Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus) measured using prepulse inhibition of acoustic startle"
"Spatial hearing and temporal processing ability of the Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus) measured using prepulse inhibition of acoustic startle"
Our department extends sincere thanks to Heather Snell, Ph.D., for an amazing seminar on movement and cognition, and our faculty member Tahra Eissa, Ph.D., for hosting our speaker.
We value these opportunities to learn together and look forward to carrying these insights forward in our research.
We value these opportunities to learn together and look forward to carrying these insights forward in our research.
January 9, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Our department extends sincere thanks to Heather Snell, Ph.D., for an amazing seminar on movement and cognition, and our faculty member Tahra Eissa, Ph.D., for hosting our speaker.
We value these opportunities to learn together and look forward to carrying these insights forward in our research.
We value these opportunities to learn together and look forward to carrying these insights forward in our research.
🧠✨ Just published!
"Connexin 36-mediated gap junctions contribute to fine odour discrimination and late-phase excitation of mitral cells in the mouse olfactory bulb"
🔗 Read more: tr.ee/ZVD8hz
"Connexin 36-mediated gap junctions contribute to fine odour discrimination and late-phase excitation of mitral cells in the mouse olfactory bulb"
🔗 Read more: tr.ee/ZVD8hz
January 7, 2026 at 8:11 PM
🧠✨ Just published!
"Connexin 36-mediated gap junctions contribute to fine odour discrimination and late-phase excitation of mitral cells in the mouse olfactory bulb"
🔗 Read more: tr.ee/ZVD8hz
"Connexin 36-mediated gap junctions contribute to fine odour discrimination and late-phase excitation of mitral cells in the mouse olfactory bulb"
🔗 Read more: tr.ee/ZVD8hz
Friendly reminder about our seminar tomorrow!
📢 Join us Thursday, December 18th for Dr. Nathan Schoppa’s seminar: “Function of tufted cells in driving gamma oscillations in the mouse olfactory bulb”
🗓️ December 18 | 9:30AM
📍 RC1 North, Room 7108
🗓️ December 18 | 9:30AM
📍 RC1 North, Room 7108
December 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Friendly reminder about our seminar tomorrow!
📢 Join us Thursday, December 18th for Dr. Nathan Schoppa’s seminar: “Function of tufted cells in driving gamma oscillations in the mouse olfactory bulb”
🗓️ December 18 | 9:30AM
📍 RC1 North, Room 7108
🗓️ December 18 | 9:30AM
📍 RC1 North, Room 7108
December 15, 2025 at 6:06 PM
📢 Join us Thursday, December 18th for Dr. Nathan Schoppa’s seminar: “Function of tufted cells in driving gamma oscillations in the mouse olfactory bulb”
🗓️ December 18 | 9:30AM
📍 RC1 North, Room 7108
🗓️ December 18 | 9:30AM
📍 RC1 North, Room 7108
📢 New PLOS publication from our department! 🧠👂
The study reveals that even brief early-life hearing deprivation, common during childhood ear infections, can cause lasting brainstem processing deficits that impair spatial hearing essential for understanding speech in noisy settings.
The study reveals that even brief early-life hearing deprivation, common during childhood ear infections, can cause lasting brainstem processing deficits that impair spatial hearing essential for understanding speech in noisy settings.
October 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
📢 New PLOS publication from our department! 🧠👂
The study reveals that even brief early-life hearing deprivation, common during childhood ear infections, can cause lasting brainstem processing deficits that impair spatial hearing essential for understanding speech in noisy settings.
The study reveals that even brief early-life hearing deprivation, common during childhood ear infections, can cause lasting brainstem processing deficits that impair spatial hearing essential for understanding speech in noisy settings.
Exciting News!🧬📖
"Distinct dendritic integration strategies control dynamics of inhibition in the neocortex” authored by Drs. David DiGregorio and Laurance Cathala published on Neuron!
🔗 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40592329/
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"Distinct dendritic integration strategies control dynamics of inhibition in the neocortex” authored by Drs. David DiGregorio and Laurance Cathala published on Neuron!
🔗 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40592329/
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October 16, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Exciting News!🧬📖
"Distinct dendritic integration strategies control dynamics of inhibition in the neocortex” authored by Drs. David DiGregorio and Laurance Cathala published on Neuron!
🔗 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40592329/
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"Distinct dendritic integration strategies control dynamics of inhibition in the neocortex” authored by Drs. David DiGregorio and Laurance Cathala published on Neuron!
🔗 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40592329/
@ddigregorio.bsky.social
🧠🔬 Dr. Dan Tollin and Dr. Achim Klug just received a notice of award for a new multi-PI grant from NIH NIDCD which will investigate neural mechanisms involved in hearing in noise such as crowded restaurants! 🍽️ 1/3
September 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
🧠🔬 Dr. Dan Tollin and Dr. Achim Klug just received a notice of award for a new multi-PI grant from NIH NIDCD which will investigate neural mechanisms involved in hearing in noise such as crowded restaurants! 🍽️ 1/3
Have you ever had trouble following a conversation in a loud and crowded place such as a busy restaurant or cafeteria?
And you were not sure why because you can hear just fine in less noisy environments?
And you were not sure why because you can hear just fine in less noisy environments?
September 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Have you ever had trouble following a conversation in a loud and crowded place such as a busy restaurant or cafeteria?
And you were not sure why because you can hear just fine in less noisy environments?
And you were not sure why because you can hear just fine in less noisy environments?
🎓 Another academic year, another seminar series by Physiology!
📢 The 2025–2026 Physiology Seminar Series kicks off on August 7th and runs the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month through May 21st! 🧠📅
"CU" there!
📢 The 2025–2026 Physiology Seminar Series kicks off on August 7th and runs the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month through May 21st! 🧠📅
"CU" there!
September 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
🎓 Another academic year, another seminar series by Physiology!
📢 The 2025–2026 Physiology Seminar Series kicks off on August 7th and runs the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month through May 21st! 🧠📅
"CU" there!
📢 The 2025–2026 Physiology Seminar Series kicks off on August 7th and runs the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month through May 21st! 🧠📅
"CU" there!
👏 Dr. Ben-Zheng Li from the Klug lab received the competitive renewal for year 2 of his Emerging Research Grant awarded by the Hearing Health Foundation!🧠🔊 He is studying neural mechanisms of sound localization with a combined approach of physiology and neuronal modeling!
September 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
👏 Dr. Ben-Zheng Li from the Klug lab received the competitive renewal for year 2 of his Emerging Research Grant awarded by the Hearing Health Foundation!🧠🔊 He is studying neural mechanisms of sound localization with a combined approach of physiology and neuronal modeling!
Your body runs on electricity—just not the kind with wires. ⚡
Biophysicist Ana Fernandez-Mariño at CU Anschutz studies ion channels, tiny gates in cells that control everything from your heartbeat to your thoughts.
🔗 tinyurl.com/2whd7apv
Biophysicist Ana Fernandez-Mariño at CU Anschutz studies ion channels, tiny gates in cells that control everything from your heartbeat to your thoughts.
🔗 tinyurl.com/2whd7apv
What Powers Your Brain and Heart? Exploring Ion Channels in the Human Body | Fernandez-Mariño Lab
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September 18, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Your body runs on electricity—just not the kind with wires. ⚡
Biophysicist Ana Fernandez-Mariño at CU Anschutz studies ion channels, tiny gates in cells that control everything from your heartbeat to your thoughts.
🔗 tinyurl.com/2whd7apv
Biophysicist Ana Fernandez-Mariño at CU Anschutz studies ion channels, tiny gates in cells that control everything from your heartbeat to your thoughts.
🔗 tinyurl.com/2whd7apv
Meet Dr. Daniel Denman, a Department of Physiology faculty member and part of our Vision Research Group 👁️.
His lab studies how brains process information 🧠 and the internal language brains use to carry out that processing.
🔗 youtu.be/EOifUrL5k4E
His lab studies how brains process information 🧠 and the internal language brains use to carry out that processing.
🔗 youtu.be/EOifUrL5k4E
September 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Meet Dr. Daniel Denman, a Department of Physiology faculty member and part of our Vision Research Group 👁️.
His lab studies how brains process information 🧠 and the internal language brains use to carry out that processing.
🔗 youtu.be/EOifUrL5k4E
His lab studies how brains process information 🧠 and the internal language brains use to carry out that processing.
🔗 youtu.be/EOifUrL5k4E
The Department of Physiology and Biophysics continues to be a leader in excellence 💪 Congratulations to our wonderful faculty member, Dr. Ana Fernandez-Mariño, on her publication: “Structural basis of fast N-type inactivation in Kv channels.” 📖 #NewPub
🔗 nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09339-7
🔗 nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09339-7
Structural basis of fast N-type inactivation in Kv channels - Nature
This paper explores how voltage-gated potassium channels can plug the pore to prevent the conductance of ions during inactivation.
www.nature.com
September 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The Department of Physiology and Biophysics continues to be a leader in excellence 💪 Congratulations to our wonderful faculty member, Dr. Ana Fernandez-Mariño, on her publication: “Structural basis of fast N-type inactivation in Kv channels.” 📖 #NewPub
🔗 nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09339-7
🔗 nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09339-7
Meet Dr. Nathan Schoppa, ae professor with the Department of Physiology and Biophysics here at CU Anschutz. His work aims to nderstand the Brain’s Sense of Smell.
Watch the video about his lab here: bit.ly/4moATVv
Watch the video about his lab here: bit.ly/4moATVv
Understanding the Brain’s Sense of Smell: Research That Could Fight Alzheimer’s | Schoppa Lab
Learn More: https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/physiology/faculty/regular-faculty/nathan-e-schoppa-phd"Our lab is interested in understanding mechanisms and fu...
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August 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Meet Dr. Nathan Schoppa, ae professor with the Department of Physiology and Biophysics here at CU Anschutz. His work aims to nderstand the Brain’s Sense of Smell.
Watch the video about his lab here: bit.ly/4moATVv
Watch the video about his lab here: bit.ly/4moATVv
🚨 Big news from CU Anschutz! 🎉
Our team’s work has been published in PNAS:
“Diverse and dynamic influences of saccades on visual representations in the mouse superior colliculus” 👀✨
🔗 Read it here: bit.ly/3IFl5yK
#CUAnschutz #PNAS #Research
Our team’s work has been published in PNAS:
“Diverse and dynamic influences of saccades on visual representations in the mouse superior colliculus” 👀✨
🔗 Read it here: bit.ly/3IFl5yK
#CUAnschutz #PNAS #Research
August 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🚨 Big news from CU Anschutz! 🎉
Our team’s work has been published in PNAS:
“Diverse and dynamic influences of saccades on visual representations in the mouse superior colliculus” 👀✨
🔗 Read it here: bit.ly/3IFl5yK
#CUAnschutz #PNAS #Research
Our team’s work has been published in PNAS:
“Diverse and dynamic influences of saccades on visual representations in the mouse superior colliculus” 👀✨
🔗 Read it here: bit.ly/3IFl5yK
#CUAnschutz #PNAS #Research
Meet Dr. Cristin Welle, a professor of Physiology & Biophysics, and Neurosurgery at CU Anschutz.
Her lab is leading research at the intersection of technology and the brain, bringing us closer to understanding our nervous systems function.
🎥 Learn more: youtu.be/XKpzR6Fu3Qo
Her lab is leading research at the intersection of technology and the brain, bringing us closer to understanding our nervous systems function.
🎥 Learn more: youtu.be/XKpzR6Fu3Qo
Rewire Your Brain: Electrical Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Motor and Cognitive Healing | Welle Lab
YouTube video by Physiology and Biophysics CU Anschutz
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August 19, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Meet Dr. Cristin Welle, a professor of Physiology & Biophysics, and Neurosurgery at CU Anschutz.
Her lab is leading research at the intersection of technology and the brain, bringing us closer to understanding our nervous systems function.
🎥 Learn more: youtu.be/XKpzR6Fu3Qo
Her lab is leading research at the intersection of technology and the brain, bringing us closer to understanding our nervous systems function.
🎥 Learn more: youtu.be/XKpzR6Fu3Qo
🔥 Hot off the press from the Poleg-Polsky Lab:
"En face cryosectioning of retina for spatial transcriptomics and imaging" 🧠🔬
Dive in 👉
bit.ly/47fc3Th
"En face cryosectioning of retina for spatial transcriptomics and imaging" 🧠🔬
Dive in 👉
bit.ly/47fc3Th
En face Cryosectioning of Mouse Retina for High-dimensional Spatial Molecular Analysis - PubMed
The complex laminar structure of the retina presents significant challenges for comprehensive spatial molecular mapping. Current techniques for investigating tissue architecture and molecular interactions are limited by technical constraints that compromise spatial relationships or restrict molecula …
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
August 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
🔥 Hot off the press from the Poleg-Polsky Lab:
"En face cryosectioning of retina for spatial transcriptomics and imaging" 🧠🔬
Dive in 👉
bit.ly/47fc3Th
"En face cryosectioning of retina for spatial transcriptomics and imaging" 🧠🔬
Dive in 👉
bit.ly/47fc3Th
🧠📢 June publications are in!
We’re thrilled to share “Cerebellar circuit computations for predictive motor control” from our very own Person Lab, authored by Abby Person and Katrina P. Nguyen! 📝✨
👉 Click the link in our bio to dive into this exciting research!
We’re thrilled to share “Cerebellar circuit computations for predictive motor control” from our very own Person Lab, authored by Abby Person and Katrina P. Nguyen! 📝✨
👉 Click the link in our bio to dive into this exciting research!
July 28, 2025 at 5:39 PM
🧠📢 June publications are in!
We’re thrilled to share “Cerebellar circuit computations for predictive motor control” from our very own Person Lab, authored by Abby Person and Katrina P. Nguyen! 📝✨
👉 Click the link in our bio to dive into this exciting research!
We’re thrilled to share “Cerebellar circuit computations for predictive motor control” from our very own Person Lab, authored by Abby Person and Katrina P. Nguyen! 📝✨
👉 Click the link in our bio to dive into this exciting research!
What’s more American than fireworks?
Your nervous system reacting to them! 🇺🇸🎇
Happy Independence Day from Physiology & Biophysics! 🧠💥
Your nervous system reacting to them! 🇺🇸🎇
Happy Independence Day from Physiology & Biophysics! 🧠💥
July 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
What’s more American than fireworks?
Your nervous system reacting to them! 🇺🇸🎇
Happy Independence Day from Physiology & Biophysics! 🧠💥
Your nervous system reacting to them! 🇺🇸🎇
Happy Independence Day from Physiology & Biophysics! 🧠💥
Dr. Abby Person’s latest review article, “Cerebellar Circuit Computations for Predictive Motor Control,” is now published!
It offers valuable insights into how the cerebellum enables prediction and precision in motor control.
➡️ bit.ly/45ymBMG�’s latest review article, “Cerebellar Circuit Computations for Predictive Motor Control,” is now published!
It offers valuable insights into how the cerebellum enables prediction and precision in motor control.
➡️ bit.ly/45ymBMG🔗
June 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Dr. Abby Person’s latest review article, “Cerebellar Circuit Computations for Predictive Motor Control,” is now published!
It offers valuable insights into how the cerebellum enables prediction and precision in motor control.
➡️ bit.ly/45ymBMG�’s latest review article, “Cerebellar Circuit Computations for Predictive Motor Control,” is now published!
It offers valuable insights into how the cerebellum enables prediction and precision in motor control.
➡️ bit.ly/45ymBMG🔗
☀️Fun Physiology Fact for the Summer Solstice!☀️
Your body’s circadian rhythm—your internal clock—is synced to daylight. On the longest day of the year, light-sensitive proteins in your eyes help regulate sleep, hormones & more. That’s biophysics in action! 🌞🧠⏰
Your body’s circadian rhythm—your internal clock—is synced to daylight. On the longest day of the year, light-sensitive proteins in your eyes help regulate sleep, hormones & more. That’s biophysics in action! 🌞🧠⏰
June 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
☀️Fun Physiology Fact for the Summer Solstice!☀️
Your body’s circadian rhythm—your internal clock—is synced to daylight. On the longest day of the year, light-sensitive proteins in your eyes help regulate sleep, hormones & more. That’s biophysics in action! 🌞🧠⏰
Your body’s circadian rhythm—your internal clock—is synced to daylight. On the longest day of the year, light-sensitive proteins in your eyes help regulate sleep, hormones & more. That’s biophysics in action! 🌞🧠⏰
📢 We’re thrilled to announce the upcoming release of *Neuroscience and Society* 🧠📘—edited by our very own Gideon Felson, PhD, and Sukumar Vijayaraghavan, PhD, from the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at CU Anschutz Medical Campus! 🎓
Mark your calendar for the release this September!
Mark your calendar for the release this September!
June 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
📢 We’re thrilled to announce the upcoming release of *Neuroscience and Society* 🧠📘—edited by our very own Gideon Felson, PhD, and Sukumar Vijayaraghavan, PhD, from the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at CU Anschutz Medical Campus! 🎓
Mark your calendar for the release this September!
Mark your calendar for the release this September!