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Article
July 28, 2022
Summer Student Grace Hansen Wins Scholarship to Attend the Youth Assembly Conference in New York City
Grace Hansen, a summer undergraduate student at Burke Neurological Institute (BNI), recently won a scholarship to attend the Youth Assembly Conference in New York City in August. Grace is one of five people from the United States chosen for this scholarship.
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Willis Lab
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Article
March 30, 2022
Christopher Costa Awarded High Distinction on Quinnipiac’s Capstone Scholars Day and Matched at the University of Connecticut, School of Medicine
On Match Day, March 18th, Christopher Costa, a former Summer Scholars Student and Research Technician in the Willis Lab at the Burke Neurological Institute, matched for his residency for Internal Medicine at the University of Connecticut, School of Medicine beginning in June 2022.
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Publications

Willis Lab
PUBLICATION: 
Other (Non-Standard Citation)
Wilfredo Mellado, Dianna E Willis
Ribosomal S6 kinases determine intrinsic axonal regeneration capacity
PLoS Biol . 2023 Apr 21;21(4):e3002094. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002094. eCollection 2023 Apr.
Full Text on PMC
Willis Lab
PUBLICATION: 
Journal Article
Gareth R Tibbs, Rajendra Uprety, J David Warren, Nicole P Beyer, Rebecca L Joyce, Matthew A Ferrer, Wilfredo Mellado, Victor S C Wong, David C Goldberg, Melanie W Cohen, Christopher J Costa, Zhucui Li, Guoan Zhang, Noah E Dephoure, Dipti N Barman, Delin Sun, Helgi I Ingólfsson, Anthony A Sauve, Dianna E Willis, Peter A Goldstein
An anchor-tether 'hindered' HCN1 inhibitor is antihyperalgesic in a rat spared nerve injury neuropathic pain model
Br J Anaesth . 2023 Aug 9;S0007-0912(23)00375-6. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2023.06.067. Online ahead of print.
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Willis Lab
PUBLICATION: 
Journal Article
Christopher J Costa, Melanie W Cohen, David C Goldberg, Wilfredo Mellado, Dianna E Willis
Nicotinamide Riboside Improves Enteric Neuropathy in Streptozocin-Induced Diabetic Rats Through Myenteric Plexus Neuroprotection
Dig Dis Sci . 2023 Jul;68(7):2963-2974. doi: 10.1007/s10620-023-07913-5. Epub 2023 Mar 15.
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Grants

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

Willis Lab
PRESENTATION: 
Poster Presentation
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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