Ben Philpot, PhD
- Ben Philpot, PhD
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Associate Professor
PhD, University of Virginia, 1997
Angelman Syndrome; Autism Spectrum Disorders; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Experience-Dependent Synaptic Plasticity; Learning and Memory; Restoration of Plasticity in Neurological Disorders
- Contact
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5109E Neuroscience Research Building
Campus Box 7545
(919) 966-0025 (office)
(919) 966-0031 (lab)
(919) 966-6927 (fax)Additional information on Angelman syndrome can be found at the Angelman Syndrome Foundation website (www.angelman.org), and information on the UNC Angelman Syndrome Clinic can be found on the CIDD website (http://cidd.unc.edu/Angelman-Syndrome/).
- Philpot lab news
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Study suggests L-DOPA therapy for Angelman syndrome may have both benefits and unanticipated effects
Nov 16, 2012 -
Philpot lab publishes cover story in the journal Neuron
October 2012 - A new activity-dependent role for the protein heavily implicated in autism, Neuroligin-1, identified Oct 12, 2012 -
Angelman mice show impaired inhibition of brain signals
Jul 03, 2012 -
Philpot lab publication in the journal Neuron outlines how brain cell activity imbalance may account for seizure susceptibility in Angelman syndrome
New research by Philpot lab researchers may have pinpointed an underlying cause of the seizures that affect 90 percent of people with Angelman syndrome (AS), a neurodevelopmental disorder. Jun 06, 2012 -
Rylan Larsen and Michael Wallace accepted to Marine Biological Laboratory summer courses
Philpot lab graduate students Rylan Larsen and Michael Wallace will attend Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) courses this summer in Woods Hole, Maine, and each has received a scholarship from the MBL. Jun 01, 2012
