Congratulations to Blossom Damania and her lab on the publication in Cell Reports of a paper on “High-density amplicon sequencing identifies community spread and ongoing evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in the Southern United States.”
Congratulations to Zoe McElligott, PhD, and Jimena Giudice, PhD, who earned Jefferson-Pilot Fellowships for their work on alternative splicing biology and neural signaling involved in opioid withdrawal!
Juan Song’s lab publishes a paper in Neuron showing the cell-signaling role of a neuropeptide called cholecystokinin, which is important in regulating neural stem cells and creating adult-born neurons within the hippocampus of the brain.
Psychology Today highlights the Roth lab’s groundbreaking research that used cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) to illustrate precisely how psychedelic compounds bind to the 5-HT2A serotonin receptor complex.
Zoe McElligott, PhD will investigate how neurotransmitters promote alcohol consumption and whether chronic alcohol consumption alters the strength of a specific brain circuit.
Danielle Chappell, Pharmacology graduate student in the Damania lab, co-hosts a podcast on “Bias, misinformation and COVID-!9”
Novartis Gene Therapies was formerly AveXis, whose gene therapy technology is based on the work of Jude Samulski, PhD, Professor of UNC Pharmacology and member of the UNC Gene Therapy Center.
This work, published in Cell and led by the Roth lab sets the stage for the discovery of new kinds of antidepressants, anti-anxiety drugs, and treatments for substance use disorders. Kuglee Kim is co-first author on the paper.
Waylin Yu, graduate student in Tom Kash’s lab, successfully defended his PhD thesis Sept. 3. Way to go Waylin!
Congratulations to Dr. Yadong Li, postdoc in the Juan Song lab, on being awarded a prestigious Brain and Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) Young Investigator Grant!