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  2. Year: 2016
  3. Month: November

Month: November 2016

David Gamm, MD, PhD

Posted on November 21, 2016

Title: Interconversion of early VSX2WT and VSX2R200Q hiPSC-OV phenotypes by pharmacological manipulation of WNT signaling. Legend:  Pharmacological manipulation of the WNT signaling pathway during in vitro retinogenesis in hiPSCs affects the cell fate decision between …

Posted in Slide of the WeekTagged David Gamm, Slide of the Week

Peter Ferrazzano, MD

Posted on November 14, 2016

Title: Suppression of microglia activation after hypoxia-ischemia results in age-dependent improvements in neurologic injury. Legend:  Figure 1. Minocycline treatment suppresses the microglial response to hypoxia-ischemia (HI) in neonatal and juvenile mice.  The number of CD11b+/CD45+ …

Posted in Slide of the WeekTagged Peter Ferrazzano, Slide of the Week

$1.25 million legacy gift will support brain injury research at the Waisman Center

Posted on November 10, 2016

A new legacy gift will help researchers and clinicians at the Waisman Center continue to search for ways to benefit individuals and families whose lives have been impacted by brain injuries and developmental disabilities. This …

Posted in 2016, Awards and Honors, News, YearTagged Brain Injury, Thoughts of Gratitude

Brain cells by the billions

Posted on November 2, 2016

Leaders of the University of Wisconsin–Madison lab that first transformed human stem cells into brain cells have started a company that produces and sells specialized neurons to drug researchers. BrainXell develops neurons from stem cells …

Posted in 2016, News, Parkinson’s Disease, Research, Stem Cells, YearTagged Stem Cells, Su-Chun Zhang

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