Managed by Deepika Dogra. Uncovering the molecular basis of neurological development and disorders by using mice, zebrafish and human brain organoids. @UCalgary
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Feb 7
Registration now open for the amazing Neurogenesis and Repair Conference in Toronto in July. Hope to see you there for an opportunity to showcase your research work and make meaningful collaborations!
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29 Apr 2025
I'm happy to share our latest work published in @PLOSBiology. Here we describe a zebrafish model of SLC13A5 epilepsy and show how modulating zinc chelation and NMDA signaling can prevent seizure-like events. 1/2
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27 Nov 2024
Congratulations Dr. Kurrasch for this prestigious award!! Proud moment for Kurrasch Lab!!
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WXN is thrilled to introduce the winners of the 2024 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100™ awards in the BMO STEM category. Learn more about this year’s bold winners and the events: buff.ly/4hpIwsD
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31 May 2024
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Ian. The lab was pleased to have you with us this morning.
30 May 2024
Thanks to the @KurraschLab for having me in this morning to talk about the opportunities in (and challenges of) families and scientists working together. I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed our session! @UCalgaryMed
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17 May 2024
Our paper is now out in @PNASNews - "Hypothalamic vasopressin sex differentiation is observed by embryonic day 15 in mice and is disrupted by the xenoestrogen bisphenol A". Congrats to all the authors!🧠🐁
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24 Jan 2024
Early bird registration ends on Feb 1st 2024. #PANS2024
16 Nov 2023
Register today for #PANS2024 meeting in Santos, Brazil March 10-13, 2024. Become a member in the Pan-American Neuroendocrine Society (PANS) to receive a discounted rate and other membership benefits! paneuroendo.com
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18 Jan 2024
So happy to share the preprint of our work on zebrafish model of SLC13A5 epilepsy @KurraschLab @TESSResearch 🐟🧠
Epileptic phenotypes in slc13a5 loss-of-function zebrafish are rescued by blocking NMDA receptor signaling biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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16 Nov 2023
The University of Calgary is hiring for Assistant Professor positions in #neuroscience . If interested, please check out more details on the UCalgary Careers page and apply today!
@UCalgary
@UofCr4kids
@HotchkissBrain
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16 Nov 2023
Register today for #PANS2024 meeting in Santos, Brazil March 10-13, 2024. Become a member in the Pan-American Neuroendocrine Society (PANS) to receive a discounted rate and other membership benefits! paneuroendo.com
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31 Oct 2023
The University of Calgary is hiring for Assistant Professor positions in Neuroscience. Please check out more details on the UCalgary Careers page and apply! @UCalgary @UofCr4kids @HotchkissBrain @owerkocentre @UCalgaryMed #neuroscience #neurofaculty
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27 Oct 2023
Happy to share our lab's latest review- The structural and functional complexity of the integrative hypothalamus, published in @science. Congratulations to all the authors! #hypothalamus
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7 Oct 2023
Registration opening soon for PANS2024 in Santos, Brazil March 10-13, 2024. Become a member today in the Pan-American Neuroendocrine Society (PANS) to receive a discounted rate and other membership benefits! paneuroendo.com/
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Kurrasch Lab retweeted
31 Aug 2023
We are hiring a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair (level of Full Professor) in the broad area of Brain Circuits.
Come join @drstephieb @painandpoppies @neurophy @KurraschLab @MayoOnTheBrain @d_sargin and many more at @HotchkissBrain
Details for position 👇
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16 Aug 2023
Our lab is hiring postdocs for 3 funded projects on hypothalamic development and function using brain organoids and mice with advanced microscopy, single cell ‘omics, in utero electroporation. If interested, pls email your CV cover letter to Dr. Kurrasch (kurrasch@ucalgary.ca).
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21 Jun 2023
A huge thanks to T. Boone Pickens Foundation for supporting the research at the Hotchkiss Brain Institute!! Delighted to have our brain organoid work featured today! @HotchkissBrain @UCalgary @KurraschLab Don't miss the video!😉🧠
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16 Jun 2023
Great #ENDO2023 symposium on tanycytes. Got to see the new work of @SethBlackshaw and @KurraschLab!
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26 May 2023
Our new publication is now out- showing how our zebrafish kcna1a mutant model episodic ataxia with epilepsy. Do check it out. Congrats to all coauthors! @EpilepsiaJourn #epilepsy #zebrafish
25 May 2023
Happy to share our work on zebrafish kcna1a mutant modeling episodic ataxia and epilepsy, that is now published in Epilepsia @EpilepsiaJourn
. Congratulations to all the co-authors!! @KurraschLab
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20 Apr 2023
Glyphosate Toxicity: In Vivo, In Vitro, and Epidemiological Evidence. @KurraschLab #FreeToRead doi.org/10.1093/toxsci/kfad0…
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2 May 2023
We are excited to host the ZDMS Neural Disorders RIG virtual seminar on May 24. Please join us for these wonderful talks. zdmsociety.org/2022-zdms-rig…
2 May 2023
It's that time of year again! @KarinTuschl @deepika_dogra1 and I are excited to host the ZDMS Neural Disorders RIG virtual seminar on May 24th. Anyone can attend. We will hear from @PascaleBomont @GulizOzcan @VatsalaT and Cheol-Hee Kim. Hope you will join: zdmsociety.org/2022-zdms-rig…
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