Dean and I are so excited that the 2024 Synaptic Transmission GRS program is live! You still have until June 15 to register to join us in Lucca on July 13 and 14. grc.org/synaptic-tra...
We're still accepting abstracts for the Synaptic Transmission GRS (July 13-14 in Tuscany)! Abstract deadline April 7 (after that, you can still apply to attend). So excited to be including Zayd Khaliq and Kate Smith. Link: grc.org/synaptic-tra...
I’m excited to have the opportunity to publish negative findings (that also span two labs)!
New paper from @selinsch.bsky.social in collaboration with @alexkwan.bsky.social doi.org/10.1523/ENEU... Scn2a loss is a major ASD/ID risk, and it brings along comorbidities like epilepsy. Selin found that mouse models do just fine in foraging tasks, but the associated water restriction ⬆️ seizure
Dysfunction in the gene SCN2A , which encodes the voltage-gated sodium channel Nav1.2, is strongly associated with neurodevelopmental disorders including autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disa...
Congrats to Dr Schamiloglou for her amazing thesis defense today. Third student to defend this year from the lab! She’s off to bigger and better things in the DiGregorio lab (now at Colorado)… but not before we sort out two final papers!
