New Research Discoveries—Prion Synaptotoxicity
Congratulations to Cheng Fang and colleagues in the Harris lab for their recent paper in PLOS Pathogens which developed an in vitro neuronal system in which to study the early assault by prions on brain cells of the infected host. This system provides new insights into the mechanisms responsible for prion neurotoxicity, and it provides a platform for characterizing different pathogenic forms of PrPSc and testing potential therapeutic agents.
Congratulations to Cheng Fang in the Harris Lab
Congratulations to Dr. Cheng Fang in the Harris laboratory for winning first prize at the "Prion 2015" meeting in Colorado for her poster presentation "PrPSc-containing brain samples induce PrPC-dependent retraction of dendritic spines in primary neurons".
Congratulations to Brian Fluharty, PhD
Congratulations to Brian Fluharty in Dr. David Harris' lab who successfully defending his PhD thesis “Identification of Novel Cellular Prion Protein-Based Compounds to Block the Toxicity of Amyloid-Beta Oligomers”.
Congratulations to Dr. Turnbaugh, Ph.D.
Jessie Turnbaugh in Dr. David Harris' laboratory successfully defended her PhD thesis last week at WASHU titled "Investigating the Role of the Prion Protein Polybasic Domain in Scrapie Formation and Neuroprotection"
Congratulations Dr. Turnbaugh!
Congratulations to Drs. Biasini and Unterberger!!
Drs. Emiliano Biasini and Ursula Unterberger receive honors at an international meeting on neurodegeneration. Dr. Emiliano Biasini, an Instructor working in the laboratory of Dr. David Harris, was selected to give an oral presentation at the meeting “Prion 2010: From Agent to Disease”, which was held in Salzburg, Austria from September 8-11. A poster presented by Dr. Ursula Unterberger, a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Harris’ laboratory, was one of only five recognized by a special poster prize at the same meeting. Other members of the Harris laboratory, including Dr. Tania Massignan (a postdoctoral fellow), Isaac Solomon (an M.D.-Ph.D. student), and Jessie Turnbaugh (a Ph.D. student) also presented posters at the meeting. The meeting, which is held annually, is the major international venue for work on prion diseases, and attracts over 500 participants working on all aspects of these devastating neurodegenerative diseases.