Two new grants awarded by NIH!
We have received a pilot grant from the Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center, an NIH/NIDDK-sponsored Diabetes Center, to study the mechanism of leptin transport across the blood-brain barrier. We also received an R21 from NINDS to continue our work in unraveling mechanisms of blood-brain barrier function. Thanks to everyone in the lab for their hard work that made these grants possible!
Kylie is selected as a trainee on the Environmental Toxicology T32!
New manuscripts in press!
Two new manuscript have been published in collaboration with Dr. Jim Connor at Penn State, focusing on mechanisms of iron transport across the blood-brain barrier. Check them out here:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29889872
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29911470
We also published a recent manuscript in collaboration with Dr. Leon Bellan at Vanderbilt, focusing on new ways to perfuse large tissue structures with custom motor assemblies. Check it out here:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29787331
Ethan and Emma present posters at the GRC Barriers of the CNS conference
Emma was also selected to give a talk at the GRS conference preceding the main event. Way to go!