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Listening in on the Brain's Electrical Conversations with Better Tools

New tools for recording brain activity, developed in the Knight Campus lab of Felix Deku, could one day decode Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.

The human brain contains more connections between neurons than there are stars in the Milky Way. Decoding the electrical activity behind all those cells is the massive task that excites neural engineers like Felix Deku, who are working to build better tools for recording brain activity.

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Romanowicz Awarded Prestigious NIH K99 Grant
The first K99 at the Knight Campus, the award promises to further researchers' understanding of factors controlling local bone immune response and regeneration
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Guldberg Joins TEDxPortland Lineup
Knight Campus Executive Director Bob Guldberg is one of 12 featured speakers at TEDxPortland's upcoming April 27 talk at Portland's Keller Auditorium. The lineup was announced on Monday, Feb. 12.
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Ten Years of Learning and Growing at Genomics in Action

Conference continues to connect Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program students, alumni, partners, and the scientific community

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Calin Plesa recognized for excellence in mentoring
The Knight Campus synthetic biologist receives both a 2023 Knight Campus Innovation and Impact Award and a thesis advising award from Clark Honors College
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CFAR Project Incubator artist Hiba Ali
Hiba Ali is the fourth artists to be featured in the CFAR Project Incubator series this academic year. The series is a partnership between the Knight Campus and the College of Design / Center for Art Research (CFAR).
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10th annual Genomics in Action explores next big data science challenges
The conference, set for Feb 1-2 at the Knight Campus, provides an opportunity for scientists from across disciplines to connect with each other and with those who are putting research into practice in both the clinic and in industry
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X-ray Imaging Core Facility Contributed to Study of Rare Fossilized Insect Eggs
Newly Published Research examining 29-million-year-old fossilized grasshopper eggs found in Oregon benefitted from CT scans conducted by Senior Research Engineer Angela Lin
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Deku Receives New Named Professorship

Microfabrication expert and neuroengineer Felix Deku is the inaugural recipient of the Betsy and Greg Hatton Assistant Professorship of Neuroengineering

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CFAR Project Incubator artist Julia Oldham
Starting in January, Julia Oldham is the third artist featured in the CFAR Project Incubator series spanning the 2023-24 academic year. The series is a partnership between the Knight Campus and the College of Design / Center for Art Research (CFAR).
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New Spectral Flow Cytometers to Aid in Muscle and Bone Studies
Two spectral flow cytometers are a new addition to the Knight Campus' growing list of scientific instrumentation
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