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Dr. Paramita Chakrabarty & colleagues publish in Sept 2, 2015 Neuron
Appoptosin-Mediated Caspase Cleavage of Tau Contributes to Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Pathogenesis. Zhao Y, Tseng IC, Heyser CJ, Rockenstein E, Mante M, Adame A, Zheng Q, Huang T, Wang X, Arslan PE, Chakrabarty P, Wu C, Bu G, Mobley WC, Zhang YW, George-Hyslop P, Masliah E, Fraser P, Xu…
Drs. Choong Lee, Steve Blackband & colleagues publish in Aug 2015 Physiological Reports
Magnetic resonance microscopy of renal and biliary abnormalities in excised tissues from a mouse model of autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease. Lee CH, O’Connor AK, Yang C, Tate JM, Schoeb TR, Flint JJ, Blackband SJ, Guay-Woodford LM. Physiol Rep 2015; 3(8). Abstract: Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is transmitted as…
Dr. Habibeh Khoshbouei awarded NIH Shared Instrumentation Grant
Availability of a Nikon A1RMPsi-STORM4.0 that will be located at the University of Florida McKnight Brain Institute We would like to announce the availability of a Nikon A1RMPsi-STORM4.0 that will be located at the University of Florida’s McKnight Brain Institute (MBI). This impressive and versatile system will be installed at…
Dr. Ben Giasson, et al published in Aug 25, 2015 Journal of Neurochemistry
Cp/Heph mutant mice have iron-induced neurodegeneration diminished by deferiprone. Zhao L, Hadziahmetovic M, Wang C, Xu X, Song Y, Jinnah HA, Wodzinska J, Iacovelli J, Wolkow N, Krajacic P, Cwanger WA, Connelly J, Spino M, Lee MK, Connor J, Giasson B, Harris ZL, Dunaief JL. J Neurochem 2015.
Dr. Eduardo Candelario-Jalil & colleagues publish in Aug 2015 Biomed Research International
Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration: Pinpointing Pathological and Pharmacological Targets. de Oliveira AC, Candelario-Jalil E, Fiebich BL, Santos MS, Palotas A, Dos Reis HJ. Biomed Res Int 2015; 2015:487241. …
Joseph McQuail, PhD, receives SFN Trainee Professional Development Award
Dr. Joseph McQuail, a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Dr. Jennifer Bizon, has been awarded the Society for Neuroscience Trainee Professional Development Award. The SfN Trainee Professional Development Awards are presented to deserving young scientists who demonstrate scientific merit and excellence in their research. These awards provide those in…
Dr. Todd Golde & colleagues publish in Aug 7, 2015 Human Molecular Genetics
Anti-Abeta single chain variable fragment antibodies exert synergistic neuroprotective activities in Drosophila models of Alzheimer’s disease. Fernandez-Funez P, Zhang Y, Sanchez-Garcia J, de Mena L, Khare S, Golde TE, Levites Y, Rincon-Limas DE. Hum Mol Genet 2015. Abstract: Both active and passive immunotherapy protocols decrease insoluble amyloid-ß42…
Dr. Todd Golde & colleagues publish in August 5, 2015 Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy
Modulation of Abeta42 in vivo by gamma-secretase modulator in primates and humans. Ling IF, Golde TE, Galasko DR, Koo EH. Alzheimers Res Ther 2015; 7(1):55. Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Ibuprofen is one of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs that have been shown to selectively lower pathogenic amyloid beta-peptide (Aβ)42 without impairing…