Caption:
Myriam Heiman (left) and Alan Jasanoff have received grants to screen for genes that could help brain cells withstand Parkinson’s disease and to map how gene expression changes in the brain in response to drugs of abuse.
Caption:
An immunofluorescence image taken in a brain region called the substantia nigra (SN) highlights tyrosine hydroxylase, a protein expressed by dopamine neurons. This type of neuron in the SN is especially vulnerable to neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease.
Credits:
Image: Preston Ge/Heiman Lab
Caption:
Cerebral vasculature in mouse brain. The Jasanoff lab hopes to develop a method for mapping gene expression in the brain with related labeling characteristics.