Rachel participated in the Vet Med's annual Celebration of Research with her poster on the topic of "Impact of Early Like Trauma on Autoimmune Disease Phenotype and Development via Dysregulated β1 Adrenergic Signaling". Her poster won honorable mention with the prize of $500 for research use. Congratulations Rachell!
Inoue lab's fourth year neuroscience graduate student won the 2021 C. Ladd Prosser award which recognizes the research contribution of a Graduate Student that stands out as THE BEST SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENT with THE BROADEST SIGNIFICANCE for the discipline of neuroscience. Congratulations Rachel!
Our paper “Astrocytes lure CXCR2-expressing CD4+ T cells to gray matter via TAK1-mediated chemokine production in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis” was published in PNAS. Read more at DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2017213118
Our recently published work on the impact of early life trauma on an animal model of multiple sclerosis is featured in the news by UIUC News Bereau. Read news story: https://news.illinois.edu/view/6367/530521238 Read published article: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-20302-0
Rachel (Yee Ming) passed her preliminary exam on the 6th of January, 2021 and is now a PhD candidate. Congratulations Rachel!
Our paper “Early-life-trauma triggers interferon-β resistance and neurodegeneration in a multiple sclerosis model via downregulated β1-adrenergic signaling" was published in Nature Communications, 12(1), 105, in January 2021. Read more: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-20302-0
Our paper “Induction of a higher-ordered architecture in glatiramer acetate improves its biological efficient in an animal model of multiple sclerosis” was published in Biomaterials Science. This work was featured on the cover of Biomaterials Science, Volume 8, Number 19, October 2020. Read more: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2020/BM/D0BM00957A#!divAbstract
Our paper "Th1-Dependent Cyptococcus-Associated Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome Model with Brain Damage" was published in Frontiers in Immunology. Read more at DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.529219
In the Fall of 2020, we welcome two new lab members: Visiting Scholar: Dr. Tasuku Kawano (Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University) NSP Ph.D. Student: Ashley Otero Welcome Tasuku and Ashley!
Our paper "Neutrophil-selective deletion of Cxcr2 protects against CNS neurodegeneration in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis" was published in Journal of Neuroinflammation. Volume 17, page 1-12. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12974-020-1730-y