Grant funding from Rettsyndrome.org

We are very excited that our proposal to Rettsyndrome.org has been funded! This project focuses on inhibition of the NF-kB pathway as a potential therapeutic avenue for Rett syndrome, and examines the underlying cellular targets. We are looking forward to expanding this work!

Lab Departures

Sadly, we had to wish farewell to Seth Moore and Karla Quintana, who are off to bigger and brighter things. Best of luck with your MD/PhD Seth! And congratulations to Karla on your graduation! The lab won’t be the same without you both!

Congrats May!

Congratulations to May who recently passed her Qualification Exams. Officially a PhD Candidate now!

Congrats Camerin!

Congratulations to Camerin who was awarded a Summer Support Research Award from the Department of Biology, and was accepted to the Syracuse University Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Research Program. Great to have you in the lab full-time this summer!

Welcome to the MacDonald Lab!

We are broadly interested in understanding how the brain develops, and alterations that occur in neurodevelopmental or neuropsychiatric disorders. In particular, we focus on the neocortex and we are working to unravel how genetic factors and environmental factors intersect to orchestrate the development of this important brain region.