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…
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…