Quynh Anh Nguyen

Graduate student Lijun “Reese” Guo in the lab of Quynh Anh Nguyen has received a 2026 Predoctoral Research Fellowship from the American Epilepsy Society to investigate how inhibitory circuits in a small, understudied region of the brain regulate seizure activity. The fellowship will support Guo’s research and advanced training as he works toward a better understanding of the neural circuitry underlying epilepsy. Read More

Alzheimer’s disease and other brain disorders, which influence memory, cognition, behavior, and overall quality of life, affect millions of people worldwide. In recognition of Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, learn how researchers within the School of Medicine Basic Sciences are advancing discoveries across neuroscience, pharmacology, drug discovery, and more. Read More

Quynh Anh Nguyen has been awarded the highly competitive Klingenstein Fellowship in Neuroscience, a national honor that recognizes promising early-career investigators pursuing high-risk, high-reward research in the neurosciences. The fellowship will support Nguyen’s pioneering investigations into the brain’s inhibitory circuitry and its role in the development and control of epilepsy. Read More

Assistant professor of pharmacology Quynh Anh Nguyen spearheaded research that points to a previously unidentified region of the hippocampus as responsible for epileptic seizures. The work could lead to new avenues of treatment to help epilepsy patients control their seizures. Read More