Dec 19, 2024 - The lab is granted a competitive renewal of the Research Scouts award
We are honored to have been selected for a competitive renewal of the Research Scouts Award from the University of Michigan. The Research Scouts program is an investment in the "Bold Science" objective of Michigan Medicine's research strategic plan, with the goal of catalyzing new and exciting lines of investigation. Scouts Awards are intended to fund early stage ideas that challenge common dogma and have the potential to be paradigm shifting. Thank you to Dr. Bing Ye, the Research Scout who initially selected our lab in 2023, and to the Bold Sciences Team for believing in us and providing this additional investment in our research program!
Dec 12, 2024 - Joanna gives a talk at UC Irvine
Joanna was privileged to be invited to give a seminar at the University of California, Irvine, Epilepsy Research Center. It was a great experience to visit with faculty and students in the vibrant EpiCenter research community.
Dec 10, 2024 - Anam and Chandni present their work at AES
Anam, Chandni, and Joanna attended the 2024 American Epilepsy Society conference in Los Angeles. Chandni presented her work recording from SNr and PPN neurons in Scn1a+/- mice during seizures. Anam presented her work (a project led by Meiling) recording from noradrenergic neurons in the LC, and measuring norepinephrine release in the hippocampus, during seizures. Both posters were well attended and received very positive and helpful feedback. It was also a worthwhile experience in which we made and strengthened connections with colleagues throughout the research and clinical epilepsy communities.
Nov 02, 2024 - Joanna presents at the Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan’s Wellness & Epilepsy Conference
Joanna was honored to be an invited speaker at the Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan's 2024 Wellness & Epilepsy Conference. Joanna and Dr. Julie Ziobro (pediatric epileptologist) co-presented a talk entitled "Decoding the Genetic Puzzle and its Role in Epilepsy Care". It was a great experience to interact with and support this wonderful foundation as well as the many patients with epilepsy and their family members in attendance.
Nov 01, 2024 - New pre-print on bioRxiv!We are very excited to share Limei's paper, now available on bioRxiv:
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.10.29.620933v1! Limei performed a detailed characterization of medial septum cholinergic and parvalbumin (PV)-expressing inhibitory interneurons in wild-type versus Dravet Syndrome model mice, and identified significant differences in the PV cells. Congratulations and thank you to Limei and to co-authors Yiannos, Joe, and Juan for their work on this project.
