Ken Chmiel (pronounced Shumel) is a Staff Research Associate at the University of California, Davis, with over 30 years of experience in mammalian cell culture. He first trained in the preparation of precision-cut lung slices (PCLS) at Harvard University in the lab of Dr. Xinbin Ai, in collaboration with Dr. Yan Bai. Since then, Ken […]
Dr. Brenton Laing leads a research lab at the University of Mississippi’s Department of BioMolecular Sciences, focusing on brain circuits that regulate survival behaviors, particularly those disrupted by stress and substance misuse. His work has revealed novel electrophysiological and molecular properties of anterior hypothalamic area (AHA) parvalbumin neurons, as well as their role in mediating behavioral responses to threats. Dr. Laing earned his PhD in bioenergetics from East Carolina University and completed his postdoctoral fellowship at the National Institute on Drug Abuse, where he trained under Dr. Yeka Aponte.
Dr. Joseph Ransdell completed his undergraduate degree in Neuroscience at the University of Minnesota. He then…
Researchers have used the Compresstome® in their procedure to section mouse embryo hypothalamus that has been injected with DNA and electroporated. This procedure demonstrates how it is possible to transfect nuclei in the hypothalamus region which are less accessible than those in superficial regions. Following this procedure additional experiments can be performed such as immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization.
Often heralded as leaders in the field, the Allen Brain institute performs pioneering research on all manner of brain tissue. Working with brain tissue can often be as frustrating as it is rewarding. Slicing brain tissue presents many challenges. The tissue is a combination of soft and fibrous regions. For over a decade, researchers at […]
Dr. Junshi Wang is an enthusiastic neuroscientist who has been investigating neural mechanisms underlying drug addiction for…
Dr. Fordahl will highlight how proinflammatory cytokines alter dopamine terminal function, and how increasing dietary fat…
In his PhD in Molecular Biology, working with Ben Hankamer at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of…
Dr Astero Klampatsa (PhD) is a Team Leader in Cancer Immunotherapy at the Institute of Cancer Research, London,…
Dr. Henderson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at Marshall University’s Joan C. Edwards…
