Stroke remains a leading cause of disability in the United States. Stroke is a heterogeneous multifactorial disorder. Prior attempts at developing new therapies have failed in clinics due to imperfect target validation, unrealistic therapeutic windows and lack of age appropriate models. Thus, there is an opportunity and a need to identify new medical treatment for […]
Awards
Pearl Sutter receives prestigious NRSA F30 Fellowship
Pearl Sutter, a graduate student in the lab of Dr. Stephen Crocker, has received a prestigious and highly competitive NRSA F30 fellowship from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Pearl is a fourth year MD/PhD dual degree student. Pearl has been studying the immunological underpinnings of a rare and incurable neurological disease called Globoid […]
Sarah Palko 3rd place poster award at the 2022 Graduate Research Day
Sarah Palko, third year graduate student, wins the 3rd place poster award at the 2022 Biomedical Sciences Graduate Research Day. Sarah presented her research conducted in the Mohan lab that identifies a novel target for age-related macular degeneration, which is a leading cause of global blindness. Sarah is also the recipient of the Biomedical Science […]