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Adarsh’s Nuclear RNA Paper Is a Hit
Lab alumnus Adarsh Reddy’s 2017 paper on his work in the Dougherty Lab examines cell-type specificity of nuclear RNAs (especially of circular and lncRNA varieties) in the brain. Current lab members Kristina and Claire also contributed to the work and publication. This paper was in the top 15 most-cited papers published in Biological Psychiatry in […]
May Your Days be Oxytocinergic and Bright!
Nathan prepared this cake for the annual Genetics Department dessert contest. The colored frostings are a Sanger sequence view of the DNA encoding oxytocin (the gene product, of course, represented by the raspberry heart). Happy holidays and new year from all of us in the Dougherty Lab!
Joe Contracts Bieber Fever
After a holiday-season lab dinner of family-style Chinese food at Lu Lu, the lab went singing pan-seasonal tunes at karaoke. Joe and Nichole were in the grips of Bieber Fever when this photo was taken. We are hopeful that a long, high-decibel course of classic rock hits will spur along their recovery in time for […]
Recent Collaborator Publications-How Astrocyte Subtypes Affect Neuron Growth; Role of MicroRNAs in Turning Fibroblasts to Stem Cells
The lab has recently published on two areas of stem cell research in neurosciences: on astrocytes, in collaboration Sakiyama-Elbert lab at Wash U, and on reversion of fibroblasts (skin cell factories) to stem cells by control of microRNAs. Our collaboration supported demonstrations by Dr. Sakiyama-Elbert’s group that the two different subtypes of support cells in […]
Susan’s Recent Paper: Neurofibromatosis 1 Gene Loss Alters Serotonin, Social Behavior in Young Mice
Recently appointed faculty member, Susan Maloney, just published findings on the Nf1 gene and its role in mouse social behavior. Loss of Nf1 in humans causes neurofibromatosis, a disease which results in non-malign tumors of the CNS and other tissues. More recently, it has been recognized that about half of NF patients also have autism. […]