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Congratulations to Dr. Adithya Gopinath for presenting “Dopamine neuron interactions in the neuroimmune circuitry in Parkinson’s disease” at the 2024 Society for Neuroimmune Phamacology in Charleston, South Carolina. “Our prior findings showed that in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) and in PD mice, there is an increase in DAT-expressing immune…
In recognition of her exemplary mentorship, Sabrina Zequeira’s receipt of the 2024 Graduate School Mentoring Award for Neuroscience is a testament to her profound dedication and impact. Zequeira’s unwavering commitment to nurturing the intellectual and personal growth of her mentees underscores the transformative power of mentorship in shaping the future…
We are thrilled to extend our warmest congratulations to Alyssa Mickle for her outstanding achievement in receiving the Neuromuscular Plasticity Symposium Poster Award for her exceptional poster titled, “Closed-loop Epidural Stimulation After Spinal Cord Injury Increases c-Fos Expression at a Focal Region of C4.”…
We are thrilled to extend our warmest congratulations to Dr. Valerie Joers and her esteemed lab members on the successful publication of their groundbreaking research titled, “Modulation of Cannabinoid Receptor 2 Alters Neuroinflammation and Reduces Formation of Alpha-Synuclein Aggregates in a Rat Model of Nigral Synucleinopathy.” published in bioRxiv. To…
The upcoming 2024 American Physiology Summit in Long Beach, California, promises to be a platform for cutting-edge research and groundbreaking discussions in the field of physiology. Among the distinguished speakers, Lexi Riley-DiPaolo, a promising PhD candidate, has been invited to present…
In recognition of his exemplary mentorship, Andrew Moore’s receipt of the 2024 Graduate School Mentoring Award for Neuroscience is a testament to his profound dedication and impact. Moore’s unwavering commitment to nurturing the intellectual and personal growth of his mentees underscores the transformative power of mentorship in shaping the future…
Congratulations to Drew Gillett on his publication, “Investigating the Role and Regulation of GPNMB in Progranulin-deficient Macrophages.” “These findings highlight the importance of early-stage disease mechanism(s) in peripheral cell populations that may lead to viable treatment strategies to delay disease progression at an early, prodromal timepoint and extend therapeutic windows.”…
Congratulations to Dr. Erica Dale on receiving the College of Medicine’s 2024 Rising Star Researcher Award in Basic or Translational Sciences. This award recognizes exceptional research achievement by a faculty member at the assistant professor level. Dr. Erica Dale studies the neurons in the cervical spine that control breathing to…
Congratulations to Mackenzie Bolen for presenting, “Gut-First biomarker discovery within Parkinson’s Disease: multisystem investigation of inflammatory features associated with Parkinson’s Disease risk and progression” at the 2024 Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases and Related Neurological Disorders Conference in Lisbon, Portugal.
