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2019 - A Year in Photos

NEWS: 
Article
Cave Lab / Cho Lab / Friel Lab / Gibson Lab / Hollis Lab / Kitago Lab / Prusky Lab / Ratan Lab / Sagdullaev Lab / Sahni Lab / Willis Lab / Yoshida Lab / Zhong Lab
January 22, 2020
Highlights of 2019
Burke Neurological Institute is pleased to share our highlights and impacts achieved during 2019. Together, we renew hope to those living with neurological disabilities by helping people to see, remember, talk, write, and walk again. Enjoy these accomplishments from 2019 as we look forward to a bright 2020!

Happy Holidays from Burke Neurological Institute

NEWS: 
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Cave Lab / Cho Lab / Friel Lab / Gibson Lab / Hollis Lab / Kitago Lab / Prusky Lab / Ratan Lab / Sagdullaev Lab / Sahni Lab / Willis Lab / Yoshida Lab / Zhong Lab
December 19, 2019
Happy Holidays from the Burke Neurological Institute

May this holiday season and new year RENEW YOUR HOPE!

Burke Neurological Institute is very grateful to our Board of Trustees, faculty, staff, patients, families, and friends.

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Publications

PUBLICATION: 
Journal Article
Prusky Lab / Willis Lab
Picci C, Wong VSC, Costa CJ, McKinnon MC, Goldberg DC, Swift M, Alam NM, Prusky GT, Shen S, Kozikowski AP, Willis DE, Langley B.
HDAC6 inhibition promotes α-tubulin acetylation and ameliorates CMT2A peripheral neuropathy in mice.
Exp Neurol. 2020 Mar 5:113281. doi: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2020.113281. [Epub ahead of print]
Abstract on PubMed
Victor's Photo
Victor Wong, Ph.D.
PUBLICATION: 
Journal Article
Willis Lab
Kalinski AL, Kar AN, Craver J, Tosolini AP, Sleigh JN, Lee SJ, Hawthorne A, Brito-Vargas P, Miller-Randolph S, Passino R, Shi L, Wong VSC, Picci C, Smith DS, Willis DE, Havton LA, Schiavo G, Giger RJ, Langley B, Twiss JL.
Deacetylation of Miro1 by HDAC6 blocks mitochondrial transport and mediates axon growth inhibition.
J Cell Biol. 2019 Jun 3;218(6):1871-1890. doi: 10.1083/jcb.201702187. Epub 2019 May 8.
Full-Text on on PubMed
Victor's Photo
Victor Wong, Ph.D.
PUBLICATION: 
Manuscript
Ratan Lab / Willis Lab
Marietta Zille, Amit Kumar, Nandini Kundu, Megan W. Bourassa, Victor S. C. Wong, Dianna Willis, Saravanan S. Karuppagounder and Rajiv R. Ratan
Ferroptosis in neurons and cancer cells is similar but differentially regulated by histone deacetylase inhibitors
eNeuro. 2019 Feb 15;6(1). pii: ENEURO.0263-18.2019. doi: 10.1523/ENEURO.0263-18.2019. eCollection 2019 Jan-Feb.
Full-Text on Pubmed
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Grants

GRANT: 
Federal
Willis Lab
September 30, 2019 to July 31, 2021
Novel HCN1-Selective Small Molecule Inhibitors for the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain
Grant Number: 
UG3NS114947-01
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Investigators: 
Peter A. Goldstein, M.D.
Principal Investigator
Dianna E. Willis, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator
GRANT: 
Non-Federal
Willis Lab
June 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020
Targeting tubulin acetylation in spiral ganglion neurons for the treatment of hearing loss
Hearing Health Foundation
Emerging Research Grants
Investigators: 
Victor Wong, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
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Presentations

PRESENTATION: 
Poster Presentation
Willis Lab
October 19, 2019 to October 21, 2019
Targeting alpha-tubulin acetylation to promote neurite outgrowth and functional recovery after injury
Venue: 
Neuroscience 2019, Society for Neuroscience, Chicago
Featured Researchers: 
Victor Wong, Ph.D. / Cristina Picci, Ph.D. / Michelle Swift, B.S. / David Goldberg, B.A. / Anthony A. Sauve, Ph.D. / Brett C. Langley, Ph.D. / Dianna E. Willis, Ph.D.
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