Excited to share: I've been awarded the #Hartwell biomedical research award! We will use #Netpyne to simulate channelopathies (#SCN2A/#SCN1A) for tailored therapies. Seeking a computational post-doc to join our team, DM me for details! #epilepsy #computationalneuroscience

#channelopathies #sodiumchannels
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RT @DasmachineNU
Interesting preprint on #SCN1A #SCN2A and #SCN8A poison exons https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.01.12.523654v1 #ionchannels #epilepsy
https://twitter.com/DasmachineNU/status/1634544943346638848

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https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/new-evidence-hints-at-mechanisms-for-fever-effect-in-autism/

#mousemodels #epilepsy #seizures #autism #SCN2A #News

Dispatches from SfN 2021: Mitochondria, Rett therapy and oxytocin

https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/dispatches-from-sfn-2021-mitochondria-rett-therapy-and-oxytocin/

#Prader-Willisyndrome #synapticplasticity #Angelmansyndrome #geneexpression #socialdeficits #connectivity #mitochondria #Rettsyndrome #mousemodels #treatments #15q11-13 #autism #SHANK3 #MECP2 #SCN2A #UBE3A #News #ANK2 #sex

Reversing mutations in top autism-linked gene makes adult mice more social

https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/reversing-mutations-in-top-autism-linked-gene-makes-adult-mice-more-social/

#excitatorysignaling #inhibitorysignaling #dendrites #microglia #epilepsy #autism #SCN2A #News

Model mice hint at sodium channel gene’s contribution to autism

https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/model-mice-hint-at-sodium-channel-genes-contribution-to-autism/

#excitatorysignaling #ionchannels #mousemodels #amygdala #epilepsy #seizures #autism #SCN2A #News

How mutations in top autism gene could lead to seizures

https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/how-mutations-in-top-autism-gene-could-lead-to-seizures/

#excitatorysignaling #ionchannels #mousemodels #epilepsy #seizures #autism #SCN2A #News

Mapping the futures of autistic children

https://www.spectrumnews.org/features/deep-dive/mapping-the-futures-of-autistic-children/

#behavioralinterventions #intellectualdisability #repetitivebehavior #spokenversion #severeautism #motorskills #depression #treatments #education #DeepDive #language #anxiety #autism #DYRK1A #GRIN2B #SCN2A #ADNP #CHD8 #IQ