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First author work from phenomenal undergrad research alum, Shyam Akula, was published, describing how mouse gait changes over development. “The trajectory of gait development in mice” was published in Brain and Behavior. The publication shows how aspects of mouse gait development parallel a timeline of normal human gait development, meaning their results may be used […]

Simona, a rotation student in the lab (update: who has since joined) was named the inaugural recipient of The brAvery Foundation Award. The honor recognizes an exceptional medical student or resident who has demonstrated a commitment to a career in child and adolescent psychiatry. Simona aims to pursue a career in child psychiatry that utilizes […]

Kelli McFarland White has joined the Dougherty Lab as research lab supervisor. Kelli will work closely with Darshan Sapkota, a postdoc in the lab, on research, and also take on an organizational role to make operations in the molecular lab as efficient as possible. She has fourteen years of experience in a dual role managing […]

Bernie received an extremely generous travel award to remotely attend the 2020 American College of Neuropsychopharmacology conference, and to attend the 2021 ACNP conference in person. Congrats, Bernie!

The Wang Lab and our Lab published a paper recently in Science Advances, “DeepH&M: Estimating single-CpG hydroxymethylation and methylation levels from enrichment and restriction enzyme sequencing methods.” Yu He, a former graduate student in the Wang Lab, and Josh Jang, a current graduate student in the Wang Lab, are lead authors on the paper. Ting […]