Exciting news from MCW’s Pharm & Tox Department! We’ve launched a new professional development course—SEED (Skills Enhancement through Experiential Development)—funded by @KernNationalNetwork.
✨ Volume #43 of BBI: Health is now complete and available on @sciencedirect! @PNIRS @ELSneuroscience @BrainBehavImm@CarminePariante#PNI
🟩Follow the link to see the full issue: https://t.co/iusg5eLxxR
MCW Pharmacology & Toxicology celebrates the exceptional women in our department on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. #WomenInScience#mcwpharmtox
Excited to announce my first article as PI! We identify key BDNF methylation sites as potential biomarkers for chronic stress, with cytokines influencing BDNFm. This work opens doors for early detection of chronic stress impacts. Check it out: https://t.co/h5ZgkSUt6r
Well-deserved recognition for Ruvkun & Ambros on the Nobel for microRNA! 🎉 Highlights the power of model organisms (tiny worm for the win!) and the importance of sticking it out despite early skepticism.
Please see this exciting publication by @PhilippMews and others which describes a novel "chromatin scar" induced by cocaine, lasting depletion of H2A.Z from nucleosomes, in nucleus accumbens medium spiny neurons that drives gene priming and drug relapse. https://t.co/lZi9rg5cj4
How do epigenetic modifications contribute to #neocortex#development?
Excited about our new comprehensive pre-print on the #epigenome in human #corticogenesis. We identify a novel role of PRC2 in regulating #ECM composition. @CRTDpress
https://t.co/goMUbFkQAy
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This week we celebrate our lab staff. Meet Daniela! Her favorite colors are Blue and Purple. In her free time, some things she enjoys are reading, trying new foods, exploring breweries, hiking, biking trails, gardening, and practicing meditation. #mcwpharmtox