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April 13, 2010

Woods Hole NeuroStereology Workshop

by Pasang
in Additional Subject Matter
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Interested in developing your design-based stereology skills? Dr. Mark West's "NeuroStereology Workshop: An Introduction to Stereology for Neuroscientists" offers an excellent opportunity for scientists to refine their techniques. The six-day workshop, held at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, takes place April 17 - 22, 2010. A small group of graduate students, postdocs, and senior scientists will have the opportunity to design, supervise, and...

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March 30, 2010

MBF Bioscience Named One of Vermont’s Best Places to Work in 2010

by Pasang
in Company News, Additional Subject Matter
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For the third year, MBF Bioscience has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Vermont, placing in the top ten among the state’s “Small and Medium Employers” (15-149 employees).   Vermont Business Magazine created the recognition program five years ago to identify and recognize the best workplaces in Vermont. MBF was also named one of the Best Places to Work in Vermont in 2007...

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March 25, 2010

University of Maryland Scientists Reconstruct Neuronal Processes in 3D with Neurolucida

by Pasang
in Neurolucida®, Software & Microscope Integrated Systems, MBF Products & Service Solutions, Additional Subject Matter, 3D Reconstruction
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University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers have used Neurolucida since it was in its embryonic stages in the 1960s. Now, nearly a half-century later, the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology continues using Neurolucida in their research, as outlined in a recent study concerning the organization of the olfactory system. Dr. Michael Shipley and his team collaborated with scientists from Hungary and Japan on the paper...

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March 15, 2010

Celebrating the Brain: March 15-21, 2010

by Pasang
in Company News, Additional Subject Matter
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The brain is one of the most important organs in the human body. It's good to salute it every now and then. Every year, universities, hospitals, schools, government agencies, and an array of other organizations around the globe embark on a campaign to increase awareness about brain research. Established by the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives and the European Dana Alliance for the Brain, Brain...

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March 10, 2010

MBF Bioscience Supports Vermont’s First Brain Bee

by Pasang
in Company News, Additional Subject Matter
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Vermont's young scientists showed off their brainpower last month at the state's first Brain Bee. Hosted at the University of Vermont in Burlington, the competition included 19 students from five Vermont high schools. The young scientists answered questions on human neuroanatomy, neurohistology, and patient diagnoses. MBF Bioscience is a proud sponsor of the event.   "It is so important to support the education of young people in...

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March 1, 2010

Stereo Investigator Aids in Researching Familial Alzheimer’s Disease

by Pasang
in Software & Microscope Integrated Systems, Stereo Investigator®, Scientific Applications & Use Cases, MBF Products & Service Solutions, Additional Subject Matter, Alzheimer’s Disease, Stereology
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Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia. Most cases occur in people over 65, and are not genetically inherited. Roughly five percent of Alzheimer's patients suffer from familial Alzheimer's disease (FAD), an uncommon form that tends to strike sooner, and is related to a genetic predisposition - most commonly, a mutation in the presenilin 1 gene (PS1).   A recent study, led by Dr. Miguel...

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February 25, 2010

Science Events: The Brain Institute at the University of Utah March Symposium – Imaging Neurons

by Pasang
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On Monday, March 1, the Brain Institute at the University of Utah hosts its March Symposium – Imaging Neurons. We are pleased to report that two of the neuroscientists speaking at the event are MBF Bioscience customers. Dr. Erik Jorgensen, a biology professor at the University of Utah will discuss fluorescence electron microscopy. Dr. Karl Deisseroth, a professor of bioengineering and psychiatry and behavioral sciences...

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February 9, 2010

Neurolucida Helps Scientists Better Understand Sound Localization

by Pasang
in Neurolucida®, Scientific Applications & Use Cases, Software & Microscope Integrated Systems, MBF Products & Service Solutions, Additional Subject Matter, 3D Reconstruction, Neuron Reconstruction
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Birds and mammals hear binaurally, hearing sounds through two ears. Binaural hearing allows them to determine which direction a sound came from—a pivotal element of survival.   Doctors Armin H. Seidl, Edwin W. Rubel, and David M. Harris of Seattle’s Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center at the University of Washington recently published a study in the Journal of Neuroscience that may encourage scientists to think in...

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January 28, 2010

Science Events: Neuroscience Research Forum 2010

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Dr. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa is on a quest to find better therapies for the fight against brain cancer. He and his team of neuroscientists at Johns Hopkins University study stem cells in the brain's subventricular zone to better understand how brain tumors are formed. Dr. Quiñones-Hinojosa gives the keynote talk "Brain Cancer: Current Paradigms" at the Fifth Annual Neuroscience Research Forum. Hosted by the Vermont Chapter...

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January 26, 2010

The 2010s: The Brain Decade

by Pasang
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By 2020 we'll all be astronauts. Or so hopes British industrialist Sir Richard Branson. The Virgin Group tycoon predicts the next decade will see a space station on the moon and a manned mission to Mars. But while space tourism would certainly be exciting, the human brain is the big thing to watch in the next ten years according to the recent Times Online article...

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