UC-San Diego: Neurosciences Ph.D. Student Wins Grad SLAM Top Prize
April 25, 2024
April 25, 2024
LA JOLLA, California, April 25 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news:
By Sara Bock
If you picture the human brain as an exclusive VIP club, then the blood-brain barrier--a network of vessels that prevents harmful substances from reaching the brain--acts as the club's bouncer, letting necessary nutrients and oxygen in while keeping unwanted guests out.
Employing this clever metaphor to explain her work to an audience of n . . .
By Sara Bock
If you picture the human brain as an exclusive VIP club, then the blood-brain barrier--a network of vessels that prevents harmful substances from reaching the brain--acts as the club's bouncer, letting necessary nutrients and oxygen in while keeping unwanted guests out.
Employing this clever metaphor to explain her work to an audience of n . . .