Steven Sloan

Neuroscientist. Glial Biologist. Astrocyte enthusiast. Neurodevelopmental lab at @EmoryUniversity studying the role of glia in health and disease.

[Steven Sloan @Sloan_Lab]

We are looking to hire a postdoc! Opportunities to use innovative techniques to address fundamental questions about neuron-glial interactions in the developing brain. Candidates from broad scientific backgrounds encouraged to join our team! Please RT 😀 https://t.co/pzy02q5A67

[Trends in Neurosciences @TrendsNeuro]

'Defining multipotent intermediate progenitors in cortical development'

Nardos Kebede & Steven Sloan @Sloan_Lab

https://t.co/EwIK8gMZU5

[Steven Sloan @Sloan_Lab]

@Daniel_D_Liu @TrendsNeuro Hi Dan! Names are easy enough to align. You've done the hard work of helping to tease out the biology. Hope you're well!

[Steven Sloan @Sloan_Lab]

Neurodevelopment is such a fun field because so much is new to explore and define. But also that means it can be unclear. In our new review out this week @TrendsNeuro, we try to synthesize the confusing field of neural intermediate progenitors https://t.co/xrE9lEJSz9

[Steven Sloan @Sloan_Lab]

Beautifully crafted by the talented Nardos Kebede in the lab. Hope you enjoy!

[Steven Sloan @Sloan_Lab]

We also discuss a bit about how these progenitors can be defined, and the molecular signatures that label them as well as drive their differentiation trajectories.

[Steven Sloan @Sloan_Lab]

There's so much more packed into this work, so please check it out as we continue to investigate these questions!!! This is all possible because of an amazing scientific collaborative team at @EmoryGenetics, @BrainOrg_Hub, and our funders at @NIH.

[Steven Sloan @Sloan_Lab]

Not here often, but came to share science! New work from our team out today @NeuroCellPress , led by the incredible Dr. Emily Hill. Including some exciting additions from our prepint. Thread below! https://t.co/dRQvESiGG8

[Steven Sloan @Sloan_Lab]

We think there are important implications here. Can astrocyte reactivity be reversed in the setting of neurologic disease? Why do astrocytes present peptides via MHCII? Is this pro- or anti-inflammatory for T-cells???

[Steven Sloan @Sloan_Lab]

This work is only possible because of amazing collaborators @yezhangyezhang @BhaduriLab @FaundezLab, funding @EmoryHERCULES, and support @EmoryGenetics @EmoryMedicine

[Steven Sloan @Sloan_Lab]

New lab preprint led by incredibly talented postdoc Maureen Sampson. Full thread at 🦋! https://t.co/KmLogWtu5E In the US, approximately 2.5% of pregnant women exhibit high blood Lead (Pb) levels (!!!) What is the consequence of this on the developing human brain?