Matt Wood

In mice, diet works better than fecal transplants to repair gut microbiome Illustration of gut microbiome

In mice, diet works better than fecal transplants to repair gut microbiome

UChicago study shows microbiome struggles to restore itself on a Western diet after antibiotics

How our brains remember places Surrealist illustration of a head with the inside exposed to reveal a maze.

How our brains remember places

New research from UChicago upends traditional views on how synaptic plasticity supports memory and learning

“Peacekeeper” cells play important role in preventing autoimmune disease Illustration of cells

“Peacekeeper” cells play important role in preventing autoimmune disease

UChicago research shows how immune cells keep their compatriots in line during infection

UChicago study traces origin of flexible joints to early predator fish Blue and magenta stained joint

UChicago study traces origin of flexible joints to early predator fish

Study on early jawed vertebrates reshapes our understanding of joint evolution

UChicago scientists reveal nervous system secrets that give octopus arms their incredible dexterity Photo of an octopus with two tentacles curled into a delicate spiral.

UChicago scientists reveal nervous system secrets that give octopus arms their incredible dexterity

Segmented nervous systems allow octopuses to control each arm and suckers

Climate change may help invasive species defoliate forests Photo of a tree branch with most leaves chewed to stubs.

Climate change may help invasive species defoliate forests

Study by UChicago, Argonne scientists predicts hotter conditions will boost spongy moth activity

‘Scientific polymath’ Stephanie Palmer paves her own path to intellectual freedom Stephanie Palmer

‘Scientific polymath’ Stephanie Palmer paves her own path to intellectual freedom

Scientist at intersection of biology, physics, math named one of six new Schmidt Science Polymaths

UChicago part of cross-Chicago university collaboration to map the brain Inside the Sarah King Lab

UChicago part of cross-Chicago university collaboration to map the brain

$4.8 million grant aims to build faster microscope for mapping all the connections in the brain

UChicago paleontologist Paul Sereno’s fossil lab moves to Washington Park Assortment of bones and skeletons inside Sereno's lab

UChicago paleontologist Paul Sereno’s fossil lab moves to Washington Park

New facility includes space for fossil preparation, community programs, and specimens collected from worldwide expeditions

UChicago scientists tap the power of collaboration to make transformative breakthroughs Two scientists wearing goggles in a laboratory, one is working with gloves at a fume hood full of tubes and equipment

UChicago scientists tap the power of collaboration to make transformative breakthroughs

Partnering across fields of study can lead to advances from medicine to climate change