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at the bench ...
in my People Series # 2 ....
Taken Jan 22, 2019
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in my Industrialscape series ...
TAken on Mar 13, 2018
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Taco night…. I’ve been waiting all week for this! 😂
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Ben A. Barres received his B.S. in Life Sciences from M.I.T. in 1976, his M.D. from Dartmouth Medical School in 1979, and his Ph.D. from Harvard Medical School in 1990. His lab focuses on neuron-glial interactions in the central nervous system and on their relevance to CNS regeneration and remyelination.
He likes home coffee roasting and Harry Potter.
Jason Christopher Dugas received his B.S. in Biology from M.I.T. in 1992, and his Ph.D. degree in Molecular and Cell Biology from U.C. Berkeley in 1998. He has worked at Stanford University from 1999 to the present at Ben Barres Lab as a Senior Research Associate. His research focus is studying the molecular mechanisms that regulate oligodendrocyte differentiation into mature, myelinating cells of the central nervous system.
He enjoys skiing, biking, camping, hiking, and raising his two wonderful boys.
Facebook link: www.facebook.com/jcdugas1
Wensheng Lin received his M.D. and Ph.D. from Fudan University in Shanghai, China. He is currently Assistant Professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience at University of South Alabama College of Medicine. His research focus is working to understand the role of endoplasmic reticulum stress in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis, to identify chemical compounds that manipulate endoplasmic reticulum stress.
He enjoys traveling and fishing.
Ben Emery received his B.S. (Hons) and Ph.D. at the University of Melbourne. He is currently at Stanford University for his Postdoctoral research. His research is focused on understanding the process of myelination and the development of oligodendrocytes, the myelinating cells of the central nervous system. This includes the transcriptional events (the turning on and off of genes) that mediate the generation of myelinating oligodendrocytes, t and the signaling events that occur between oligodendrocyrtes and neurons to control the myelination process.
Outside the lab he enjoys rock climbing, sea kayaking, cooking, a good book, Argentine tango, and getting out and about with is partner and daughter (ideally somewhere outdoors).
Gwendolyn E. Goings received her B.S. degree from Ohio University. She is currently a research technician in the laboratory of Dr. Stephen D. Miller at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois. She joined the lab in 2007 as a histologist and has worked on Myelin Repair Foundation projects examining remyelination. She has worked in research for 35 years. Her preferred methodology is electron microscopy.
Andrew Caprariello is currently a Ph.D. student in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at Case Western Reserve University. His thesis work involves the development of a targeted cell death model to study the role of oligodendrocytes and astrocytes in various physiological processes.
Outside the lab, he is an avid sports enthusiast, a classically-trained pianist, and a Big Brother in the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cleveland program.
Robert H. Miller received his Ph.D. from University College of London. He is currently Professor of Neurosciences at Case Western Reserve University. He has a primary interest in CNS neural development with a focus on understanding the biology of neural diseases including Multiple Sclerosis, brain tumors, and Cerebral Palsy. His development research has focused on understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms that regulate glial cell determination in the developing vertebrate CNS. Oligodendrocytes, the myelinating cells of CNS, develop from precursors that arise in distinct locations within the embryonic neural tube.
In his free time, he enjoys gardening, fly fishing, and traveling.
Sharyl Fyffe-Maricich received her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Queen's University, Canada in 1999 and her Ph.D. in Molecular and Human Genetics from Baylor College of Medicine (lab of Dr. Huda Zoghbi), Houston, Texas in 2008. She currently is a post doctoral reseracher in the lab of Robert, case Western Reserve University. She is studying the effects of MAP kinase signaling in oligodendrocyte differentiation.
Brian J. Popko received his B.S. in Micro and Immuno at Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA in 1980 and his Ph.D. in Micro and Immuno at University of Miami School of Medicine, FL in 1984. He worked as a Research Fellow in the Division of Biology at California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California from 1985-1988. He was Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Research Scientist at UNC Neuroscience Center, Member of Program in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, and Member of Lineberger Cancer Research Center from 1988-1995. In 1995, he became Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at UNC-Chapel Hill. From 2000-2001, he was Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at UNC-Chapel Hill and also Director of Functional Genomics Core Facility, Neuroscience Center at UNC-Chapel Hill. He currently works for the University of Chicago as a Professor in the Department of Neurology, a Director at the Jack Miller Center for Peripheral Neuropathy, and Associate Chair for Research in the Department of Neurology.
He has received numerous awards and honors since 1980, including an NIH First Award in 1988, Research Career Development Award 1993-1998, Folch-Pi Award from the American Society for Neurochemistry in 1993, and most recently a U.S. Patent for Animal models for demyelinating disorders #7, 423, 194 in 2008. He also has a total of 101 publications - 88 peer reviewed articles, 12 book chapters, and 1 book.
He has been a Member of Study Section A, National Multiple Sclerosis Society since 2004, and a Member of the NIH Center for Scientific Review CMBG Study Section and a Member of the Scientific Advisory Board for the Charcot Marie Tooth Association since 2008.
Anita Zaremba is is an Alumna of Hiram College with a degree in Biology and has taken 15 post-baccalaureate classes in related fields of study. She is currently a Research Assistant in the lab of Robert H. Miller, Ph.D., in the Department of Neurosciences at Case Western Reserve University. Her main research focus is the formation of myelin in slice culture and she continues to look for a source of human stem cells which will differentiate into oligodendrocytes in vitro.
She likes walking on the beach, hiking, reading, music, river kayaking, dancing, fine dining, art and traveling.
Stephen M. Selkirk received his B.A. from Boston University, and his M.D. and Ph.D. from State University of New York at Buffalo. He is currently a Neurologist at the Spinal Cord Injury Division in Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Assistant Professor at the Department of Neurology at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. His research focus is experimental models of demyelination, myelin repair, and gene therapy.
Yan Yang received her MD at KunMing Medical School in China, and was awarded her Ph.D. in the Department of Neuropathology, University of Heidelberg, Germany. She is currently an instructor in the Department of Neurology, Center for Translational Neuroscience at Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio. Her research focuses are development and regulation of proliferation, differentiation and myelination of oligo progenitor cells on in vivo and in vitro models leading to therapeutic strategy.
She likes music, traveling, and reading books.
Anja Scholze received her B.A. in Neuroscience at Pomona College. She is currently a second year graduate student at Stanford University, working for her Ph.D. in Developmental Biology. Her research is focused on how oligodendrocytes myelinate CNS axons during development.
She enjoys outdoor activities.
Jane Rodgers received her B.A. in Neuroscience at Wellesley College in 2006. She is currently a graduate student in the Northwestern University Interdepartmental Neuroscience program studying the affects of cytokines on remyelination.
Outside of the lab she enjoys traveling, playing strategy board games, and biking along the lakefront.
Valerie Eaten received her B.S. in Biology and Spanish from Canisius College in Buffalo, New York, and her M.S. in Immunology from Rush University in Chicago, Illinois. She is currently a Research Technician at Northwestern University in the Lab of Dr. Stephen Miller. Her research focus is Biomarker Identification in animal models of MS.
Her hobbies include cooking, traveling, and playing golf and tennis.
Hemamalini Bommiasamy received her B.A. from Augustana College in Rock Island, IL, and her Ph.D. at Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL. She is currently Post-doc at University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Her research focus is in determining the role of the ER stress response protein CHOP in myelinating oligodendrocytes.
Before a sample is analyzed it must be prepared. Water samples, for example, cannot be analyzed directly for organic constituents and are first 'extracted' out of the water and into an organic solvent. Here a fume hood provides a work space and protection to the analyst.
Anne DeChant received her B.S. from Ohio State University, her M.S. from Cleveland State University, and will receive her M.B.A. from Case Western University in 2010. She is currently working as a Lab Manager in the lab of Robert H. Miller at Case Western Reserve University, and as a Administrator at the Center for Translational Neuroscience at Case Western Reserve University. Her research focus as the labor manager is to help oversee the Miller lab MRF projects and support Dr. Miller with proposals, publications, and presentations of MRF-related research.
Amber E. Kerstetter Fogle is currently a Ph.D. candidate of Robert H. Miller's laboratory at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. She previously worked at the University of Akron to obtain her master's degree. Amber's research focus is in examining the role of the chemokine receptor CXCR2 in regulating neural repair in models of multiple sclerosis. She has been working with Myelin Repair Foundation for 3 years in investigations that CXCR2 may be potential therapeutrics in CNS demyelinating diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis.
Kavin Arasi is an undergraduate majoring in Biological Sciences with a specialization in Immunology at the University of Chicago. She is working with Dr. Maria Traka in creating a mouse model that will allow for inducible ablation of oligodendrocytes.
She loves karate, reading, and watching "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart".
A high resolution GCMS analyzes samples for organic constituents using a combination of gas chromatography to partition the sample into its component constituents and mass spectrometry to identify and quantify.
Technical: Pentax K7 in-camera filters followed by Photoshop 'find edges' , a slight amount of blur, and conversion to BW
The Multiple Tube Fermentation test is still used to test for bacteria in drinking and other waters.
The 'Wet Chemistry' area, where titrations, manual and automatic, are performed for drinking and wastewater samples.
Shen Yi Bruce Howng is a University of Chicago graduate student.
He likes to bike and play basketball.
Manual titrations are still used for simple analyses or to standardize a chemical for use in an automated process.
Richard Daneman, Ph.D., received B.S. from McGill University, and his Ph.D. from Stanford University. He is currently a principle investigator at UCSF, where he studies the cellular and molecular interactions that regulate the blood-brain barrier during health and MS.
He enjoys traveling, adventure, playing and watching all sports, and eating.