{"id":679,"date":"2016-12-02T15:33:44","date_gmt":"2016-12-02T20:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/glial-pathology-lab\/?page_id=679"},"modified":"2025-05-06T12:29:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T16:29:11","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/glial-pathology-lab\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-679\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-679-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-679-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-679-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"Illustration of research program components\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/glial-pathology-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2018\/07\/Crocker_Lab_Research-Projects_July_2018.001.tiff_.001.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/glial-pathology-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2018\/07\/Crocker_Lab_Research-Projects_July_2018.001.tiff_.001-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/glial-pathology-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2018\/07\/Crocker_Lab_Research-Projects_July_2018.001.tiff_.001-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/glial-pathology-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2018\/07\/Crocker_Lab_Research-Projects_July_2018.001.tiff_.001.jpeg\" \/><\/div><div id=\"panel-679-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Current Research Projects<\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><p>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.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/glial-pathology-lab\/research\/astrocyte-regulation-of-cns-myelination\/\">Astrocyte Regulation of CNS Myelination<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/glial-pathology-lab\/defining-the-origins-of-remyelination-failure-in-multiple-sclerosis\/\">Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells from Multiple Sclerosis Patients<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/glial-pathology-lab\/glial-pathology-in-globoid-cell-leukodystrophy\/\">Glial Pathology in Globoid Cell Leukodystrophy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Extracellular Vesicles and CNS Demyelination<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-679-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-679-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-679-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Research Funding <\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><p>National Institutes of Health<\/p>\n<p>National Multiple Sclerosis Society<\/p>\n<p>Connecticut Institute for the Brain and Cognitive Sciences<\/p>\n<p>Rosenau Family Research Foundation<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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