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Lab Updates

Fall 2024

Samantha Reed presents at the Department of Human Genetics annual retreat "Extracellular vesicles in epilepsy."

Dr. Asheebo Rojas joins the laboratory! Welcome Asheebo!

Summer 2024

Katie James passes her written exams for the Neuroscience graduate program! Congrats, Katie! Katie was also appointed to the Emory NS T32 Training Grant- NIH/NINDS, T32NS096050 (PI: Smith) Training In Systems And Integrative Biology Neuroscience (9/1/24-8/31/25).

Dr. Jennifer Wong presents at the NINDS Genetics of Epilepsies Workshop in Bethesda, MD.

Spring 2024

Katie James joins the laboratory of Dr. Jennifer Wong (opening soon!) and co-mentor Dr. Andrew Escayg! Welcome Katie!

Eesha Faiz presents a poster at the undergraduate Chemistry research symposium and Nihar Ettigi presents a poster at the undergraduate Biology research symposium at Emory University.

Fall 2023

Dr. Jennifer Wong presents at the SCN8A Gathering at the American Epilepsy Society meeting

"Approaches for treatment development in SCN8A-derived epilepsy."

Samantha Reed presents her poster "The Effect of Status Epilepticus on Brain Extracellular Vesicles" at the American Epilepsy Society meeting.

Katie James is named the student spotlight for the Laney Graduate School​.

Samantha Reed presents at the Department of Human Genetics Research in Progress "The Effects of Status Epilepticus on Brain-derived Extracellular Vesicles."

Dr. Jennifer Wong presents at the Emory University Frontiers in Neuroscience seminar series

"Emerging age-related phenotypes in early-life epilepsy and treatment development."

Samantha Reed presents at the Department of Human Genetics Annual Retreat

"Nanoparticle-encapsulated NPY as a treatment in Scn1a-derived epilepsy."

Dr. Andrew Escayg presents at the Department of Genetics, Case Western Reserve University

"From epilepsy to gene discovery to treatment development."

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