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5 months ago

🧠 The first Translational Glial Sciences Conference is happening Nov 4 at CWRU.

Discover cutting-edge glial research and therapeutic innovation.

🔗 Learn more + register: case.edu/medicine/gli...

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6 months ago

Molecular ‘brake’ in brain development could hold key to treating multiple sclerosis A team of scientists led by the Institute for Glial Sciences (IGS) at Case Western Reserve University’s School of Medicine has discovered a built-in “brake” that controls when key br...

New work from the Tesar Lab @ IGS identifies a molecular “brake” on brain cell maturation—offering a path to repair in MS.

📰 News: www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
📄 Paper: www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...

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7 months ago

IGS grad student Ying Xiong has been awarded an NIH F31 fellowship! His research explores how inflammation impacts oligodendrocyte development—glial cells that are essential in understanding neurodegenerative diseases. #GlialScience #Neuroscience #NIH #F31

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8 months ago

Meet Kat, our Computational Biology Manager at IGS. From IT to bioinformatics, she’s advanced stem cell work at Gladstone and now drives glial research at CWRU. Vital to our genomic data & lab ops. Off the clock: gardening, stargazing, painting.
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8 months ago

Meet a researcher unraveling the mysteries of brain cells to combat neurological diseases Benjamin Clayton Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, School of MedicineFaculty member of the Institute for Glial Sciences Area of Focus: Glial Cells Research  Ben Clayton ...

June is #BrainAwarenessMonth—and June 21 was #GlobalALSAwarenessDay.
At IGS @ CWRU, Dr. Ben Clayton’s lab is reprogramming astrocytes to fight ALS, Alzheimer’s & more.
Read more in The Daily: bit.ly/43XBarT
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11 months ago

A huge congratulations to Will on his successful Ph.D. defense! 🎓

His dissertation on microengineered systems for hematological precision therapies explores how immune cells interact with CNS glia—vital work in precision medicine.

We’re proud of you, Will!

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1 year ago

2025 Grant Announcement — PMD Foundation The PMD Foundation is excited to share a new grant that will support brain organoid research at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, led by Dr. Paul Tesar and Dr. Mayur Madhavan.

🚨 New Grant for Brain Organoid Research 🚨

The PMD Foundation is funding brain organoid research at CWRU, led by Dr. Paul Tesar (IGS Director) & Dr. Mayur Madhavan to study PMD & leukodystrophies.

🔗 Read more: www.pmdfoundation.org/blog/2025-gr...

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