Introducing the newly minted PhD from our lab, Dr. Mojtaba Hosseini. To say that I am a proud advisor is a huge understatement. Mojtaba did a phenomenal job in his defense and throughout his PhD. His invaluable contributions to our program have been instrumental in our success.
Check out a recent paper by Karim Fouad and my groups examining how reawakening inflammation in the chronically injured spinal cord using lipopolysaccharide induces diverse microglial states
Result of a rewarding experience to summarize our knowledge on meningeal biology with established experts in the field below. I hope this provides inspiration for further research studies aiming to find the truth. rdcu.be/dVigd
Microglia are not necessary for maintenance of blood-brain barrier properties in health, but PLX5622 alters brain endothelial cholesterol metabolism: Neuron cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S08…
Happy #Fridayfluorescence everyone!
Can't remember what stains these were, but :
1) look at how complex cell morphologies are when you image at high resolution!
2) the amount of cellular debris in a demyelinating lesion pops up!
#Microscopy#Fluorescence#Leica#100x#microglia
Thanks for your kind support Jason. Working with you and @zia_sameera was a great experience for me, and your contribution to this project is super impactful 🙏🏻
CD33 isoforms on the surface of the brain’s microglia can have opposing effects, providing protection or increased susceptibility to Alzheimer’s Disease.
“Everybody considered CD33 a risk, but our study showed it’s not just risk and absence of risk, it’s actually risk and protection,” says Ghazaleh Eskandari-Sedighi, a lead researcher on the study.
#UAlberta#Alzheimers#Alzheimersdisease@AlzCanadabit.ly/3MqZada@GhazalehEsk@UAlberta_FoMD@Helpfordementia@UofAResearch
Such an honor to interview @DrCaliaTorres! Excited to finally share our conversation with the @PainResForum audience.
Thank you @NAPainSchool for this wonderful opportunity for our first-time podcasting experience.
I hope you enjoy listening and learning 😁
@plemelab
Our favourite day of the year is only one week away! That’s right, the grills will be fired up, the mugs will be cold and frosty, and $2 from every @awcanada Teen Burger® sold across the country will support Canadians affected by #MS. 🍔
#BurgersToBeatMS#MultipleSclerosis