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!
eNeuro paper makes top 10!
Check out the link below from eNeuro of their top 10 downloaded papers of 2018. Ours is #6.
May to Present at SFN
May will be presenting her recent work on MeCP2 at SFN in San Diego this weekend. Stay tuned for the details!
Welcome Back!
We would like to welcome May back from Austria where she was attending the 2nd Biannual ISN Flagship School. This week long program focused on the “Construction and reconstruction of brain circuits: Normal and pathological axon guidance”. We look forward to hearing about what she learned! For more information, click HERE.
Welcome Alaba!
We are excited to welcome our newest undergraduate researcher to the lab. Welcome to the team, Alaba!
New arrivals
A belated welcome to Lorelle Parker and Niko Wagner. Glad to have you both on board!
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.