by jdougherty | Feb 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
After a couple years of helping the Dougherty lab to streamline its ordering, organization, and purging of mystery tubes–to say nothing of his efforts on several projects regarding glia and regulatory genetic variation–our staff scientist, Sean Brophy, is...
by jdougherty | Nov 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
We have welcomed another new post-doc begin working with us on post-transcriptional regulation of mRNAs via RNA binding proteins and UTR elements! Anthony Fischer studied interactions and dynamics of RNA binding proteins at University of Missouri St. Louis, and is...
by jdougherty | Sep 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
This week, we’re welcoming Reshma Bhagat to our lab (and the USA)! Reshma did her Ph.D. work at the National Brain Research Center in the state of Haryana in India, studying the mechanisms by which Zika virus disrupts neuronal differentiation and maturation. Her...
by jdougherty | Jul 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
Darshan’s K99 application, “Neurobiological Significance of Aqp4 Stop Codon Readthrough” was recently funded! This work will explore how a variant protein channel that facilitates water movement across cell membranes may impact the brain in multiple...
by jdougherty | Jun 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
We welcomed a bunch of newcomers to the lab yesterday–four undergraduates and one high school student who will be with us full time over the summer, mentored by graduate students and postdocs from the lab. Keep an eye on the “people” page for more...
by jdougherty | May 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
It’s been a whirlwind of a spring (literally and figuratively) for the Dougherty lab. Last week, Nathan Kopp successfully defended his thesis work investigating human and mouse genetics of Williams’ syndrome. In total, his work compellingly refutes a...
by jdougherty | Apr 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
We’re excited that Allen Yen has decided to join our lab after having completed his GR1 lab rotations. Allen previously earned his Master’s at Boston University in a program that featured rotations through numerous biotech-oriented cores, where he gained...
by jdougherty | Mar 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are characterized by social and communicative interaction deficits and repetitive or restricted patterns of behavior. Animal and human literature suggest there may be a link between exposure to antidepressants, particularly the...
by jdougherty | Feb 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
Tomas will be attending the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) conference this week, where he will be recognized for his fellowship at Yale Ciencia Academy of Career Development! The press release follows. Update, Feb 18 2019: Tomas says this...
by jdougherty | Jan 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
We’re excited to announce that neonatologist, Elena Minakova, recently joined Barnes Jewish Hospital as a physician, and will be working with the Dougherty lab during months off on developmental-behavioral-genetic research! Elena’s work will be taking two...
