Research

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Current Research Projects

Our lab currently has four distinct but related projects centered around understanding the basic biology of myelin and how non-myelinating glia influence myelination in disease. These four projects focus on four topics that broadly speaking pertain to three aspects of human disease: understanding the etiology of pathology, identifying disease relevant biomarkers for diagnostics and exploring novel strategies to promote regeneration. Please click on the links below to read more about each of these projects.

Astrocyte Regulation of CNS Myelination

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells from Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Glial Pathology in Globoid Cell Leukodystrophy

Extracellular Vesicles and CNS Demyelination

Research Funding

National Institutes of Health

National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Connecticut Institute for the Brain and Cognitive Sciences