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It’s been a whirlwind of a spring (literally and figuratively) for the Dougherty lab. Last week, Nathan Kopp successfully defended his thesis work investigating human and mouse genetics of Williams’ syndrome. In total, his work compellingly refutes a standing model in the Williams’ field which posits that loss of one copy of the transcription factor, […]

We’re excited that Allen Yen has decided to join our lab after having completed his GR1 lab rotations. Allen previously earned his Master’s at Boston University in a program that featured rotations through numerous biotech-oriented cores, where he gained firsthand experience in techniques from FACS to unconventional microscopy systems. We’re excited about the breadth of […]

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are characterized by social and communicative interaction deficits and repetitive or restricted patterns of behavior. Animal and human literature suggest there may be a link between exposure to antidepressants, particularly the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class, during perinatal development through the mother and disrupted social behaviors and possible association with […]

Tomas will be attending the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) conference this week, where he will be recognized for his fellowship at Yale Ciencia Academy of Career Development! The press release follows. Update, Feb 18 2019: Tomas says this conference was an incredible time, and spanned everything from the internal politics and […]

We’re excited to announce that neonatologist, Elena Minakova, recently joined Barnes Jewish Hospital as a physician, and will be working with the Dougherty lab during months off on developmental-behavioral-genetic research! Elena’s work will be taking two main directions. The first relates to studying the consequences of in utero opioid exposure on mouse development and behavior, and whether […]