2024
October
- Shin-ichi became the first holder of the UAB Endowed Professorship in Mental Health Research.
September
- Natascha Helfrecht-Kannady joined the lab.
- Our new manuscript is now available in bioRxiv.
- Jungsoon Kang joined the lab.
- Shin-ichi attened the ISEV blood workshop in Korea.
- Shin-ichi gave a talk at the Osaka University, Japan.
August
- Carly Jia joined the lab.
- Our new manuscript is now available in bioRxiv.
- Shin-ichi gave a talk at the Korean Brain Research Institute, Japan.
- Mirmohammadali (Mohammad) Mirramezani joined the lab.
July
- Shin-ichi presented the lab’s EV research at the Gordon Research Conference (@Sunday River).
- Joey finished his summer research under UAB Blazer BRAIN program with successful achievements.
June
- Abdulraheem (Abdul) Kaimari started his summer rotation.
- Joseph (Joey) Lopez-Ulacia started his summer research under UAB Blazer BRAIN program.
- Kate started her summer research under UAB Summer Research Academy program.
- The lab received an NINDS R01 award.
- Ken, Taka, and Inssaf presented their studies at the Keystone symposium (@Santa Fe).
May
- Our collaboration work on postpartum behavioral changes was published in Nature Mental Health.
- Shin-ichi became the Director of Behavioral Neurobiology Division in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology.
April
- Jana got the 1st prize in her poster presentation at the Annual Research Symposium at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology.
- Shin-ichi gave a talk at the 76th Annual Meeting for the Japanese Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (@Yokohama, Japan).
- Harrison Strong joined the lab.
March
- Jana qualified for her PhD.
January
- Shin-ichi gave a talk at the International Conference on Neuroscience and Osteoimmunology (@Nozawa, Japan).
2023
December
- Shin-ichi gave a virtual talk for the UAB Department of Genetics seminar series.
November
- Shin-ichi became the Allen Distinguished Investigator. Our research is now supported by the Paul G. Allen Foundation (Allen Institute).
October
- Ken and Taka presented their work at the SENDCon 2023 meeting (@Atlanta, GA).
September
- Our collaboration project with Niwa lab is now funded by a UAB CNC award.
August
- Takahiro Kochi joined the lab.
- Kate Miller started her lab research.
- Rebekah Beyea started her lab research.
July
- Yassin finished his summer rotation.
- Phoebe graduated the lab with MS, and moved to her next destination – medical school. Congratulations!
June
- Frida Anguiano joined the lab.
- Yassin Mreyoud started his summer rotation.
May
- Ken and Inssaf presented their studies at the Keystone symposium (@Whisler, Canada).
- Our collaboration work on the neurocircuitry changes underlying postpartum behavioral changes was published in Nature Communications.
April
- Our collaboration work on the gut-brain immune communications in social stress was published in Nature Immunology.
January
- Our paper on the mechanisms of GSTM1 regulation of astrocyte activation in neuroinflammation was published in Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences.
2022
December
- Shin-ichi presented the lab’s work at the ACNP meeting (@Phoenix, AZ).
- Phoebe earned her MS.
November
- Shin-ichi visited NCNP, Japan, and gave a talk on Ken’s work.
October
- Our collaboration work on the epigenetic changes in microglia after maternal immune activation was published in Nature.
- Shin-ichi presented the lab’s work on extracellular vesicles at the ASEV meeting.
September
- The lab received an NIA RF1 award.
July
- The lab received an NIMH R21 award.
- Ken presented his findings at the AAIC 2023 meeting.
May
- Shin-ichi gave a virtual talk for the University at Buffalo, Department of Physiology and Biophysics.
- Inssaf Berkiks joined the lab.
2021
December
- Shin-ichi presented the lab’s work at the ACNP meeting (virtual).
October
- Phoebe Garcia (MSMBS student) joined the lab.
August
- Dania and Destynie left the lab to their next steps.
June
- Ken presented his work at the Keystone symposium on neuro-immune interactions in health and disease.
May
- Our paper on circulating EV-miRNA changes in socially stressed mice was published in FEBS Open Bio.
April
- The lab received an NIMH R01 supplement award.
- Shin-ichi gave a talk at the Indiana University CTSI Retreat.
- Shin-ichi’s commentary was published in Schizophrenia Bulletin.
March
- Norimichi left the lab to start a new faculty position in Japan. Congratulation!
January
- Vidhula Prasanna Kumar joined the lab.
2020
December
- Shin-ichi presented the lab’s work at the ACNP meeting (virtual).
October
- Shin-ichi gave a short talk at the ISEV workshop (virtual).
July
- Eisuke left the lab to start a new faculty position in Japan. Congratulation!
- Norimichi received a CIRC Emerging Scholar award.
June
- Jana Badrani started her lab rotation.
- Ken presented his work at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory meeting on Glia in health and disease.
April
- Norimichi Ito (Niwa lab) started to work closely with Kano lab.
January
- Destynie Medeiros joined the lab.
2019
December
- Shin-ichi presented the lab’s work at the ACNP meeting (@Orlando, FL).
August
- Doan Ngo and Hency Patel joined the lab.
- Dania Mallah joined the lab.
- The lab received an NIMH R21 award.
June
- Shin-ichi presented the lab’s work at a Keystone Symposium (@Keystone, CO).
- Peyton Blalock and Claire Elliott joined the lab.
April
- Shin-ichi presented the lab’s work at the ISEV meeting (@Kyoto, Japan).
- Shin-ichi gave a talk at a UAB psychiatry symposium.
- Julia (@JHU) presented her work at the JHU DREAMS symposium.
- Ken Matoba joined the lab.
March
- Eisuke presented his research at the UAB CNET retreat.
- Shin-ichi gave a talk at a UAB symposium.
February
- Shin-ichi gave a talk at the UAB neurobiology seminar series.
- Our paper on astrocyte GST function in inflammation was published in Science Signaling.
- Eisuke gave a talk and received an award at the UAB postdoc research day.
January
- The lab moved to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).
2018
December
- Shin-ichi presented the lab’s work at the ACNP meeting (@Hollywood, FL).
November
- Shin-ichi gave a talk at the City College of New York Dept. Biology Colloquium.
- Eisuke gave a talk at the SfN meeting (@San Diego).
September
- Our review paper on extracellular vesicles and psychiatric disorders was published in Schizophrenia Bulletin.
- Our paper on host-pathogen interaction in schizophrenia was published in Molecular Psychiatry.
- Julia made an oral presentation at the JHU HOUR seminar series.
- Yuta Kobayashi joined the lab.
August
- Gazi Capar finished his summer research.
July
- Julia presented her poster at the JHU CARES Symposium.
May
- Swati Agarwal joined the lab.
- Indigo moved to his new position in New York. Congratulation!
April
- Indigo successfully defended his B.S./M.S. thesis.
- Julia received a JHU STAR award. Congratulations, Julia!
March
- Shin-ichi gave a talk at the ISEV Baltimore workshop (@JHU).
- The lab received the first NIH R01 award (an NIMH R01 award)!
February
- Santiago Gonzalez joined the lab.
2017
December
- Our paper on IL-33 deficient mice was published in eNeuro. This is our lab’s first paper!
- Shin-ichi presented the lab’s work at the ACNP meeting (@Palm Desert, CA).
November
- Eisuke and Indigo presented their work at the SfN meeting (@Washington DC)
October
- Eisuke presented his work at the ERCC9 meeting (@Rockville, MD).
September
- Sharon Chow joined the lab.
August
- Julia See joined the lab.
June
- Eric left the lab to start a graduate study at the University of Maryland. Congratulation!
- Samuel Kou and Thomas Wan joined the lab.
- Eisuke and Indigo presented their works at the Department’s research potpourri.
April
- Shin-ichi presented the lab’s work at the RIKEN Sakura symposium (@RIKEN, Japan).
January
- Indigo became a B.S./M.S. student.
2016
December
- Eric presented his work at the SfN Baltimore chapter meeting (@JHU).
- The lab received a 2016 Discovery Venture Award from the Department of Psychiatry.
September
- Kiara Kaylor joined the lab.
July
- The lab received a 2016 Discovery Fund Innovation Award from the School of Medicine.
June
- Indigo Rose joined the lab.
- Brian left the lab and started his medical student at the Johns Hopkins. Congratulation!
May
- Eisuke and Eric presented their work at the Department’s research potpourri.
- Timar Mascio joined the lab.
April
- Akiho Murata joined the lab.
March
- Takashi left the lab to pursue his passion in malaria research. Congratulation!
2015
November
- Rei finished her research program.
- Eisuke Dohi joined the lab.
September
- Brian Lo came back to the lab.
- Megan Chen joined the lab.
August
- Takashi Imai joined the lab.
July
- Eric Choi joined the lab.
- Rubia finished her summer research.
- Stella left the lab to start a new position in South Korea. Congratulation!
- Daniel left the lab to start his master’s program at the Johns Hopkins SPH.
June
- Serban Negoita and Rei Mitani joined the lab.
May
- Rubia Mohr joined the lab for summer research.
- Daniel presented his work at the Department’s research potpourri.
2014
September
- Daniel Chang, Bryn Cross, and Stella Park joined the lab.
June
- The lab received an NIMH R00 award.
March
- The lab officially started.
