News & Highlights
Microglia Regulate Vascular Structure and Function
September 2021 – Congratulations to Drs. Kanchan Bisht and Ukpong Eyo for publishing their research related to microglia, vasculature, and PANX1-P2RY12 in Nature Communications! See the paper at https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-25590-8.pdf and commentary at https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-25595-3.pdf
New Contributor to Age-Related Hearing Loss Identified
March 2019 – Congratulations to Drs. Ting-Ting Du and Jung-Bum Shin for publishing their recent findings related to hearing loss in Nature Communications! https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-09074-4
Carleigh publishes paper and passes thesis defense!
March 2019 – Carleigh O’Brien is nearing graduation! She published her second first author paper in February of 2019 in the Journal of Immunology, titled “IL-10 and ICOS Differentially Regulate T Cell Responses in the Brain during Chronic Toxoplasma gondii infection.” She passed her private defense on March 6th 2019 and is currently making plans for post-graduation. We are going to miss her!
Antidepressant Could Stop Deadly Sepsis, Study Suggests
Februrary 2019 – Dr. Alban Gaultier and Dorian Rosen have identified an antidepressant that may also stop deadly sepsis. Their findings were published in the February 6, 2019 issue of Science Translational Medicine. https://stm.sciencemag.org/content/11/478/eaau5266
Graduate Student is Featured in Alpha Omega Alpha Periodical
October 2018 – Neuroscience graduate student, Mark Rudolf of Corwin Lab, has recently published in The Pharos, a prestigious periodical released by Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. His … [Read More…]
Neuroscience at President Ryan’s Inauguration 5K
October 2018 – The “B.I.G. Neuro” team had a showing of nearly 50 people for the Community Bridges 5K Run/Walk for President Jim Ryan’s inauguration weekend. What a turnout! Special thanks to Kate … [Read More…]
Jonathan Kipnis Receives NIH Director’s Pioneer Award
October 2018 – Congratulations to Dr. Kipnis and his lab for receiving the NIH Director’s Pioneer Award! Click here to read the full UVA Today article. … [Read More…]
Lukens Lab Publishes in Journal of Immunology
August 2018 – Lukens Lab is featured in the “Tech and Science” section of Newsweek for their recent publication! The full article entitled, “Critical Roles for Microbiota-Mediated Regulation of the … [Read More…]
Neuroscience Welcomes Dr. Ukpong Eyo
August 2018 – Dr. Ukpong Eyo is the newest primary faculty member in the Department of Neuroscience. Welcome Dr. Eyo! … [Read More…]
UVA Brain Discovery Could Block Aging’s Terrible Toll On The Mind
July 2018 – Congratulations to Dr. Sandro Ferreira Da Mesquita, Dr. Antoine Louveau, and the Kipnis Lab for publishing in Nature! The findings are related to aging and treating/preventing Alzheimer’s. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-018-0368-8