Rare variation in non-coding regions with evolutionary signatures contributes to autism spectrum disorder risk. Read the full article by @BostonChildrens @ChrisAWalsh1, Ryan N. Doan & colleagues in @CellGenomics #SfN24 hubs.li/Q02R-S7Z0

Our first set of Summer Courses have an application deadline of March 1st! Click the link to learn about what courses we have and find out why Summer at Cold Spring Harbor is like nothing else! meetings.cshl.edu/courseshom…

Incredibly happy to see this story out! By specifically and selectively ablating #CajalRetzius cells from the postnatal hippocampus, we show that these cells are super important for the formation of the hippocampal circuits. #QuattrocoloLab @KISNeuro

📝Starting 2024 off with a bang 💥 I'm VERY excited to share a preprint of my dissertation work on proximity labeling proteomics and interneuron synapses. 🧠I also the show how PL and superres microscopy 🔬can reveal acute and dynamic changes that occur in the proteome

With the first tweet of 2024, I am happy to announce that I am officially starting my lab @BWHNeurology next month: khoshkhoolab.com. We are recruiting at every level, but particularly looking for talented postdocs and a lab manager, please RT and spread the word.

Congratulations @sohallab! Very well-deserved recognition.

Pictured above is Astronaut Leland D. Melvin's official NASA portrait. When NASA astronaut Leland Melvin was assigned to a space shuttle mission in 2008, he was told he could bring his family for the official photo shoot wearing the famous orange "pumpkin suit." They didn't specify two-legged or four-legged family members, and even though dogs were not typically allowed on the NASA base, Melvin considered his dogs part of his family. So, Melvin brought his rescue dogs, Jake and Scout, along with a neighbor who could hold them and keep them quiet in the back of his van. "I got to the guard shack, flashed my badge, and I gunned the van and drove to the photo lab," Melvin said. He then climbed the back stairs, where the photographer was waiting. Melvin went into the photo lab with 100 MilkBones to keep the dogs busy while he changed into his suit and came out. "They (the dogs) ran toward me, and I told the photographer to hold his finger on the shutter, and that's how the photo was born." After the photo shoot, Melvin had to change, and the MilkBones had disappeared. "The dogs started barking, and a security guard came in and asked if there were dogs in there," Melvin said. "We said, 'No, that's the doggy screensaver!'" After he changed, he was able to quiet the dogs and leave the area.

Due to issue in recruitment, a PhD studentship has now become available again in my lab: chanlab.co.uk/ to study #epilepsy in #tsc. This is an exciting project; looking at dietary, genetic, and drug therapy for epilepsy in TSC. Deadline: 19 Nov. findaphd.com/phds/project/ly…

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The Kastanenka Lab would like to thank Michigan State University and the Neuroscience Program for the opportunity to speak at this prestigious research institution. Looking forward to seeing all registered attendees!