Makinson Lab

Team of creative scientists working to understand the biological basis of neurodevelopmental disease in the Institute for Genomic Medicine at Columbia

[Jennifer Wong @JCWong_PhD]

The Wong lab has opened, and we're recruiting! Check out our new lab website! https://t.co/BJjICRSoHe

[Fikri Birey @fikribirey]

Such a thrill to see our work on developing genetic theraputics for Timothy Syndrome on the cover of @Nature today. One of the most gratifying projects i've ever worked on, alongside @XiaoyuChenxy with @Sergiu_P_Pasca at the helm. Excited for what lies ahead for dev. theraputics!

[Makinson Lab @MakinsonLab]

@TimkoLab @TuftsEngineer @TuftsBME @ColumbiaMed Had a wonderful visit to lecture @TuftsBME last week. Thanks to Madeleine Oudin @MadeleineOudin and Brian Timko @TimkoLab for the invitation and to everyone in the BME department for the great discussions.

[Jimena Andersen @jimena_andersen]

The Andersen lab and Emory Brain Organoid Hub are looking for a motivated Research Specialist to contribute to a project generating and characterizing region-specific organoids and assembloids derived from ALS and control hiPSCs. Join us!
https://t.co/jmyPRnhODi

[Attila Losonczy @attila_losonczy]

Pre-print alert: Voltage imaging of dendrites in the hippocampus.
https://t.co/Oi0JISR0AA
Thanks to: @neurozhen, Kevin Gonzalez, @a_negrean, @MakinsonLab, @MichaelLinLab, and others

[Yang Yang & Lab @YangYangPhD]

Thrilled to chair a great SIG session today at #AES2023 discussing the use of human iPSCs derived models to study genetic epilepsies! #SCN2A #SCN8A #ARX @jennyhsieh5 @LenaNguyen_H @MakinsonLab

[Madeleine Oudin @MadeleineOudin]

First SCN8A epilepsy grant awarded! So grateful that when I approached @DullaChris after Margot’s diagnosis, he did not hesitate to collaborate to start SCN8A research! Thanks @AmEpilepsySoc for the Seed Grant to characterize a new mouse model and test out disease-correcting ASOs

[Hecht Lab @LabHecht]

My lab will soon have a full-time, multi-year position available for a comparative MRI project on the neurobiology & evolution of aggression. Will adjust to suit: PhD position, postdoc fellowship, or full time staff role. Email or DM for info! 🧠🦊🐵🤓

[Open Ephys https://bsky.app/profile/openephys.bsky @OpenEphys]

1/3 Want to give your mice a gift? Open Ephys Commutators are now available: https://t.co/1kLzJCFCvJ! They use the orientation information provided by Miniscopes and ONIX headstages to provide near zero-torque tether commutation during free exploration.

[Escayg Lab @EscaygLab]

We are recruiting postdocs for our neurogenetics laboratory! We will be at #AES2022. If you will be in Nashville, please reach out to us and we will be happy to meet. For more information: https://t.co/9y5CR0n216

[Jimena Andersen @jimena_andersen]

The hub is hiring! Interested in organoid and assembloid models? Get in touch!

[Fikri Birey @fikribirey]

Excited to launch the Brain Organoid Hub @EmoryUniversity @EmoryGenetics along with @Sloan_Lab @jimena_andersen!

https://t.co/njZcHtN5dF

Interested in joining us as a research specialist or postdoc? Find Steven at @SfNtweets 2022 for a chat!

[Open Ephys https://bsky.app/profile/openephys.bsky @OpenEphys]

Open Ephys has some big news: we have been awarded a Phase II SBIR to develop exciting new tech using our open-hardware standards. We are looking for an engineer to help us with this! Here are some reasons you might want to apply...

[Makinson Lab @MakinsonLab]

Congratulations Omer and team. Fantastic work!

[Omer Revah @RevahLab]

Super excited to share our recent study out in Nature! This was a huge team effort with key contribution from Felicity Gore, @kevinwkelley, @KarlDeisseroth, @HuguenardLab and @Sergiu_P_Pasca

https://t.co/zbPYGFzf0B

[Makinson Lab @MakinsonLab]

Highly recommend this fantastic course to anyone interested in learning the nuts and bolts of brain organoids.

[Sergiu P. Pasca @Sergiu_P_Pasca]

Applications for our @Stanford hands-on course on making, probing and manipulating neural #organoids & #assembloids is now open.

@BrOrganogenesis
@StanfordBrain
@StanfordBioX

This is a tuition free course
Deadline: Nov 1, 2022
Details on applying👇

https://t.co/R3ZAlGHCDs

[Sergiu P. Pasca @Sergiu_P_Pasca]

Glad to share our latest work out in @Nature today
We show that human cortical #organoids transplanted into the somatosensory cortex of newborn rats develop mature cell types and integrate into sensory circuits and can influence reward-seeking behavior
https://t.co/pUQt9CbbmM

[NIH Common Fund @NIH_CommonFund]

Early-stage investigators proposed innovative high-impact research ideas for the @NIHDirector’s New Innovator Award. See the projects the awardees will pursue: https://t.co/hQPzaylGYO #NIHHighRisk

[Makinson Lab @MakinsonLab]

Honored to receive the NIH Director's New Innovator Award @NIH_CommonFund #NIHHighRisk to study advanced stem cell models of the brain! @ColumbiaMed @CSCIColumbia @SCN8AAlliance @curestxbp1 #stemcells #epilepsy
https://t.co/KBu0S8q2TO
https://t.co/cKaxRzlSgX

[Sergiu P. Pasca @Sergiu_P_Pasca]

From our recent @Nature— outlining key terms [part 1]

‘We define #organoids as in vitro-generated cellular systems that emerge by self-organization, include multiple cell types, and exhibit some cytoarchitectural and functional features reminiscent of an organ or organ region.’

[Hecht Lab @LabHecht]

Excited to invite #postdoc applications for a new comparative primate neuroimaging project! We are studying #brain #evolution for communication and technological abilities in humans and other apes. [thread]