Molecular and Cellular

Picower Institute scientists probe the role of genes, proteins and molecules in the physiology and action of neurons and glia, including how synaptic connections change. To learn more about these or other areas of inquiry, select them under Research Topics and you'll find relevant Picower people, discoveries and events.

October 13, 2016

Awards

Award will support the development of technologies that can enable a better understanding of complex biological systems.

August 30, 2016

Research Findings

Neuroscientists decrypt the sleeping brain to reveal hidden memories.

February 10

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

43 Vassar St
Singleton Auditorium (46-3002, Third Floor of MIT Building 46)
Cambridge, MA 02139
United States

Event Type: Colloquium

Availability: Public Event

April 29

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

43 Vassar Street
Singleton Auditorium (46-3002, Third Floor of MIT Building 46)
Cambridge, MA 02139
United States

Event Type: Colloquium

Availability: Public Event

February 18

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

43 Vassar Street
Singleton Auditorium (46-3002, Third Floor of MIT Building 46)
Cambridge, MA 02139
United States

Event Type: Colloquium

Availability: Public Event

February 11

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

43 Vassar Street
Singleton Auditorium (46-3002, Third Floor of MIT Building 46)
Cambridge, MA 02139
United States

Event Type: Colloquium

Availability: Public Event

January 21

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

43 Vassar Street
Singleton Auditorium (46-3002, Third Floor of MIT Building 46)
Cambridge, MA 02139
United States

Event Type: Special Events

Availability: Public Event

November 4

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

43 Vassar Street
Singleton Auditorium (46-3002, Third Floor of MIT Building 46)
Cambridge, MA 02139
United States

Event Type: Symposia

Availability: Public Event

October 28

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

43 Vassar St
Singleton Auditorium (46-3002, Third Floor of MIT Building 46)
Cambridge, MA 02139
United States

Event Type: The Picower Lectures

Availability: Public Event

Kwanghun Chung receives NIH New Innovator Award

Decoding hidden dreams

(2028) Colloquium on the Brain & Cognition with Tony Wyss-Coray, PhD, Stanford University

Colloquium on the Brain & Cognition with Nikhil Sharma, PhD, Columbia University

Colloquium on the Brain & Cognition with Michael Shadlen, MD, PhD, HHMI, Columbia University

Colloquium on the Brain & Cognition with Emery N. Brown, MD, PhD, The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, MIT

Picower Special Seminar with Mark Wagner, PhD, NIH

The Picower Institute Fall 2026 Symposium: Comparative Neuroscience: Lessons from Biodiversity

The 2026 Picower Lecture with Richard L. Huganir