The research interests of our faculty members cover a wide variety of disciplines of neuroscience. The following faculty have independent research programs:

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Blood banks carefully screen patients and donors by their blood type: A, B, AB, O. They also look for rarer blood types that might lead to transfusion problems. But some blood types remain a mystery. Like Vel. Doctors dread the surfacing of a “Vel-negative.” For that patient, transfusion can lead to rupturing blood cells, kidney failure, and death. Now UVM biologist Bryan Ballif and colleagues have explained the inner workings of Vel, solving a decades-old blood riddle.

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NGP faculty member Victor May studies the link between stress and neuropeptides in the brain. Read Worried Sick, from a recent edition of UVM Today.

The Acupuncture Connection:
Dr. Helene Langevin, research associate professor of neurology, has shown a critical link between acupuncture and its effects on connective tissue. (Photo: Jordan Silverman)
Stretch Therapies May Heal Injured Tissue

Teaching Play:
University Scholar Patricia Prelock's project aims to expand the worlds of children with autism.

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