In the new study, Akassoglou and her team show that microglia (yellow) extend their branches to touch nearby neurons (blue and green), preventing these neurons from becoming overly active and causing seizures. Video by Keun-Young Kim, Gladstone Institutes. To read full article, click here.
Andrew Mendiola, PhD named 2020 Berkelhammer Scholar
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Illustration of amyloid plaques on a nerverticale cell.
Andrew Mendiola, PhD featured in Momentum, the official magazine of the National MS Society
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Gladstone researchers Jae Kyu Ryu, Katerina Akassoglou, and Andrew Mendiola developed a novel method to profile toxic immune cells in the brain, and used it to identify a therapeutic target for multiple sclerosis.
Tox-seq revealed subtypes of brain immune cells that produce toxic reactive oxygen in a mouse model of MS.
Dr. Petersen has not only been promoted to Associate Professor at the Department of Pediatrics at UCSF; he is also the recipient of the UCSF New Frontier Research pilot award to expand his studies on ACVR1 in neurological diseases.
The New Frontier Research (NFR) is part of the UCSF Sandler Program for Breakthrough Biomedical Research designed to further biomedical discoveries, encourage new areas of exploration , and support emerging talent.
