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Alban Gaultier and Ioana Marin find new way to reverse depressive symptoms

3/7/2017

Alban Gaultier and Ioana Marin have discovered a fascinating new use for Lactobacillus, a probiotic found in live-culture yogurt: reversing depressive symptoms and in a larger sense, highlighting a link between…

Celia McKee publishes in Frontiers in Immunology

1/31/2017

December 5, 2016 — Celia published a review in Frontiers in Immunology chronicling the relevance of immune cell and signaling pathways in the long-term cognitive outcomes of patients suffering a…

John Lukens selected for editorial board

1/31/2017

December 27, 2016 — John was selected to participate on the editorial board for the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity.

Sam and Kate awarded Training Grants!

10/13/2016

Sam Batista and Kate Still have both been awarded Training Grants for the 2016-2017 year. Sam has received an Infectious Disease grant, while Kate has been awarded a Neuroscience Training…

Jeremy Defends Proposal

10/13/2016

Congratulations are in order for Jeremy Thompson, who successfully defended his thesis proposal in July 2016. What a fantastic accomplishment!

Carleigh receives poster prize!

9/18/2016

At the Woods Hole Immunoparasitology Meeting Carleigh received the poster prize for her presentation “The phenotype and behavior of regulatory T cells in the CNS during chronic T. gondii infection”.…

Lab receives Annette Lightner Research Award!

8/28/2016

August 18, 2016 - The lab received an Annette Lightner Research Award to support a project ascertaining the role of dendritic cell-mediated SYK signaling in the development of multiple sclerosis…

Nature Medicine Published Paper!

8/26/2016

August 4, 2016 — Elizabeth and John published “The brain’s reward circuitry regulates immunity” in Nature Medicine’s News and Views section, a review explaining recent findings that further demonstrate how…

Antoine Louveau earns LE&RN Postdoctoral Fellowship Award

7/14/2016

Congratulations are in order for Antoine Louveau in the Kipnis Lab, who recently was awarded a 2016 LE&RN Postdoctoral Fellowship Award for his project "Regulation of Brain Homeostasis by the…

Tony Filiano publishes breakthrough in Nature

7/13/2016

Congratulations to Tony Filiano, Research Associate in the Kipnis Lab, who published his paper "Unexpected role of interferon-γ in regulating neuronal connectivity and social behavior" in Nature. To read his article and learn…