Welcome Lindsay!
Neuron Paper featured on Alzforum
Our study showing that microglia can be eliminated from adult mice using CSF1R inhibitors, and that withdrawal of drug leads to rapid repopulation from endogenous progenitors, has been featured at the Alzforum:
http://www.alzforum.org/news/research-news/microglial-magic-drug-wipes-them-out-new-set-appears
Neuron Paper Published
Our study showing that microglia in the adult brain are dependent on CSF1R signaling, and the presence of a microglial-progenitor cell in the CNS has been published in Neuron:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0896627314001718
The article was previewed as well:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0896627314003006
Congrats all!
Monica Elmore wins best presentation at REMIND 2014
Congratulations to Monica who won the best presentation at the 2014 REMIND event for her studies into the phenotype of the microglia-depleted mouse!
Rachel Rice is awarded an NRSA from the NIH
Congratulations to Rachel Rice, who was just awarded a pre-doctoral award from the NIH to study the role of microglia in dendritic spine sculpting in the adult brain following neuronal injury!
NIH funding awarded
We have been awarded an R01 award from the National Institutes of Health to study the therapeutic potential of microglial repopulation for the reversal of aging and the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.
Rachel Rice is awarded the Carl W. Cotman Scholar’s Award
Rachel was awarded the prestigious Carl W. Cotman Scholar’s Award by the UCI Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders (UCI MIND) for her work on aging and calcium as it pertains to Alzheimer’s disease.
Funding Awarded from the Alzheimer’s Association
The Lab has bee awarded 2 years of funding from the Alzheimer’s Association!