What better way to spend a crisp fall day than to go on a three mile walk with your 6, 4 and 1-year old children AND raise funds to benefit individuals and families affected by …
Christopher Coe, PhD
Title: Metabolomic analysis of CSF indicates brain metabolic impairment precedes hematological indices of anemia in the iron-deficient infant monkey. Legend: NMR spectra with typical metabolite peaks in the cerebrospinal fluid of one iron-sufficient (IS) and …
Qiang Chang, PhD
Title: Altered flip/flop alternative splicing causes a reduction of the decay time constant of the AMPA receptor. Legend: (a) RNA-Seq analysis reveals a significant change of the relative flip/flop ratio of Gria2 in Mecp2 KO …
Lighting up the search for a therapy for fragile X syndrome
Waisman Center researchers Anita Bhattacharyya and Xinyu Zhao are looking to make stem cells glow. That glow will tell them that they have successfully turned on a gene that is usually turned off in individuals …
Pelin Cengiz, MD – Slide of the Week
Title: ERα Signaling Is Required for TrkB-Mediated Hippocampal Neuroprotection in Female Neonatal Mice after Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy Legend: Increases in p-TrkB immuno and protein expressions are sexually differentiated and ERα dependent post-HI. A. Changes in …
Study finds a key to nerve regeneration
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have found a switch that redirects helper cells in the peripheral nervous system into “repair” mode, a form that restores damaged axons. Axons are long fibers on neurons that …
Anita Bhattacharyya, PhD
Title: Creation of a human reporter stem cell line for detecting fragile X mental retardation (FMR1) gene reactivation in human neural cells. Legend: Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common inherited cause of intellectual …
A rare gift: Family endows professorship in memory of children
In their photographs, Jenni and Kyle Geurkink look like happy, healthy children. Jenni has a captivating smile and a twinkle in her eyes. Kyle is a sturdy toddler who loves brooms, mops and any occasion …
Barbara Bendlin, PhD
Title: Age-dependent differences in brain tissue microstructure assessed with neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging Legend: Healthy brain aging involves substantial changes to the structures that “wire up” the brain, including myelinated axons and dendritic …
Jennifer Asmus, PhD
Title: Presence, Proximity, and Peer Interactions of Adolescents with Severe Disabilities in General Education Classrooms Legend: Percentage of students with severe disabilities who are present in the general education classroom and in proximity to peers …