Milbrandt Lab graduate student defends thesis on enzymatic function of TIR domain
Kow Essuman, a graduate student in the Milbrandt Lab, recently defended his thesis recently at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Kow’s talk, “The Enzymatic Function of the TIR domain: From Axon Degeneration to Innate Immunity,” took place on April...
Kow Essuman wins 2019 O’Leary Prize
Kow Essuman, a graduate student in the Milbrandt Lab, is one of two winners of the 2019 O’Leary Prize. Yesterday Kow gave a short presentation of his research at the O’Leary Prize Competition on the Medical Campus, which was enough to convince the judges that he...
Milbrandt and DiAntonio labs publish paper on gene therapy for peripheral nerve damage in mice
The Milbrandt and DiAntonio labs had a paper published recently on gene therapy that blocks peripheral damage in mice. The paper, “Gene therapy targeting SARM1 blocks pathological axon degeneration in mice,” appears in a recent issue of the Journal of Experimental...
Kow Essuman named a Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Medical Science Fellow
Kow Essuman, a graduate student in Dr. Jeff Milbrandt's lab in The Department of Genetics at Washington University School of Medicine, was recently named a Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Medical Science Fellow. The Olin award recognizes outstanding achievement in...
Milbrandt lab postdoc publishes paper on axon survival factors
Daniel W. Summers, Ph.D., a postdoc in Dr. Jeff Milbrandt's lab, recently had a paper published in PNAS. The paper, "Palmitoylation enables MAPK-dependent proteostasis of axon survival factors," shows that intracellular location imparts sensitivity to distinct protein...
Milbrandt lab researcher takes new position at Novartis
Bryan McGill, an Instructor of Neurology at Washington University School of Medicine and a member of the Milbrandt lab, has taken a new position at Novartis. "It was a really difficult decision to leave Washington University. The deciding factor for me was the...
Milbrandt lab publishes paper on Schwann cell O-GlcNAcylation
The Milbrandt lab published a paper recently on Schwann cell O-GlcNAcylation. The paper, "Schwann cell O-GlcNAcylation promotes peripheral nerve remyelination via attenuation of the AP-1 transcription factor JUN," appears in PNAS. Sungsu Kim, an instructor in the...
Milbrandt lab welcomes rotation student researching SARM1 activation
The Milbrandt lab recently welcomed Caitlin Dingwall for a rotation project. Caitlin received a B.S. in Molecular and Cellular Biology with Honors from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2015. For her Honors thesis, she worked in the lab of Dr. Phillip...
Milbrandt lab publishes paper on NAD+ metabolism and Schwann cell dedifferentiation
Yo Sasaki, Ph.D., Research Associate Professor in the Department of Genetics and a member of Dr. Jeff Milbrandt's lab, and Amber Hackett, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow in the Milbrandt lab, recently published a paper. The paper, "Dysregulation of NAD+ metabolism...
Amber Hackett awarded W.M. Keck Fellowship
Amber Hackett, a postdoctoral researcher in Dr. Jeff Milbrandt's lab, was awarded the W.M. Keck Fellowship for her postdoctoral training. Congratulations, Amber!