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: 5:30p on Thursdays (bi-weekly); NOTE beginning April 13, there is a NEW TIME (12:00p)
Where: Farrell LTC 301 (Medical Campus) in person with food!
Organizers: Sabrina Clemens, Brendan Dang,
Ana Morales Benitez (Graduate students, Neuroscience Program)
Scan the QR code (right) or complete this form to express your interest!
Note individual events are listed on the ONR Calendar.

2023 Spring 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)
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 – NEW time 12:00p
Ana Morales Benitez (DiAntonio lab, WashU Developmental Biology)
“Mature but not developing Schwann cells promote axon regeneration after peripheral nerve injury” npj Regenerative Medicine 2022
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
May 25, 2023
Sabrina Clemens (B. Gordon lab, WashU Radiology)
“A paravascular pathway facilitates CSF flow through the brain parechyma and the clearance of interstitial solutes, includinig amyloid B” Science Translational Medicine 2012