Discussing landmark and recent papers about glial biology

Interested in neuroscience and want to learn more about non-neuronal cells? Join this trainee-focused group, everyone is invited to attend!

When: 12:00p on Thursdays (bi-weekly)
Where: Farrell LTC 205 (Medical Campus) in person with food!
Organizers: Sabrina ClemensBrendan Dang
Ana Morales Benitez (Graduate students, Neuroscience Program)

Note individual events are listed on the ONR Calendar.

Schedule

The Glia Journal Club is on break, check back for the new schedule!

Spring & Summer 2023 Schedule
February 9, 2023

Location: Connor Auditorium (FLTC; Medical Campus)

Sabrina Clemens, Brendan Dang, Ana Morales Benitez (Graduate students, Neuroscience Program)

Topic: Introductions, discuss pool of papers

Sabrina Clemens, Brendan Dang

“Microglia regulate central nervous system myelin growth and integrity” Nature 2023

February 23, 2023

Location: Farrell LTC 301 (Medical Campus)

Yiyang Zhu (Colonna lab, WashU Pathology & Immunology)

“Neuronal signal-regulatory protein alpha drives microglial phagocytosis by limiting microglial interaction with CD47 in the retina” Immunity 2022

CANCELLED – March 16, 2023

Rescheduled to March 30!

Ammar Abdelrahman (Ravichandran lab, WashU Pathology & Immunology)

“Peptide-guided lipid nanoparticles deliver mRNA to the neural retina of rodents and nonhuman primates” Science Advances 2023

March 30, 2023

Location: Farrell LTC 303*(Medical Campus) *NOTE location

Ammar Abdelrahman (Ravichandran lab, WashU Pathology & Immunology)

“Peptide-guided lipid nanoparticles deliver mRNA to the neural retina of rodents and nonhuman primates” Science Advances 2023

April 13, 2023

Ana Morales Benitez (DiAntonio lab, WashU Developmental Biology)

“A glycolytic shift in Schwann cells supports injured axons” Nature Neuroscience 2020

April 27, 2023

Andrew Speidell (Yano lab, WashU Neurosurgery)

“Reactive astrocytes promote proteostasis in Huntington’s disease through the JAK2-STAT3 pathway” Brain 2023

May 11, 2023

Norah Vii (Benzinger lab, WashU Radiology)

“Simulated Microgravity Enhances Oligodendrocyte Mitochondrial Function and Lipid Metabolism” Journal of Neuroscience Research 2016

CANCELLED – May 25, 2023

Crystal Song (Holtzman lab, WashU Neurology)

“Multi-modal control of dendritic cell functions by nociceptors” Science 2023

June 8, 2023

NOTE location, Farrell LTC 302

Crystal Song (Holtzman lab, WashU Neurology)

“Multi-modal control of dendritic cell functions by nociceptors” Science 2023