Emma's paper entitled "Accelerated differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells to blood-brain barrier endothelial cells" has been published in Fluids and Barriers of the CNS. Check it out here: http://rdcu.be/rcrd
Grant awarded from the BrightFocus Foundation
We have been notified that our proposal entitled "High throughput discovery of blood-brain barrier functional components" has been selected for funding by the BrightFocus Foundation, whose primary mission is to fund basic scientific investigations to better understand and find cures for Alzheimer's disease, age-related macular degeneration, and glaucoma (www.brightfocus.org). We are grateful for this support!
Emma wins an NSF graduate fellowship!
The fellowship will support Emma for the remainder of her graduate career. Way to go!
Nikki and Dalton join the lab!
Our newest undergraduate researchers will be supervised by Emma and Jonah. Welcome!
New funding announcement
We have been awarded a pilot grant from the American Cancer Society, through the IRG program at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. This grant will support our foray into selection strategies that can target precise cancer mutations.