The inaugural prize has been awarded to Karen Ocwieja, who is studying for an MD-PhD at the University of Pennsylvania. She will be travelling to the Genetech Research Institute, Sri Lanka to study the “Phylogeography and molecular epidemiology of an epidemic strain of dengue” under the supervision of Dharshan De Silva.
Latest group publications- C9orf72-ALS human iPSC microglia are pro-inflammatory and toxic to co-cultured motor neurons via MMP9 22 September 2023 Björn F Vahsen
- Hypoxia dampens innate immune signalling at early time points and increases Zika virus RNA levels in iPSC-derived macrophages 16 August 2023 Mirjam Schilling
- Zika virus-induces metabolic alterations in fetal neuronal progenitors that could influence in neurodevelopment during early pregnancy 24 April 2023 Javier Gilbert-Jaramillo
- Post-translational proteomics platform identifies neurite outgrowth impairments in Parkinson's disease GBA-N370S dopamine neurons 4 March 2023 Helle Bogetofte
- Broadly neutralizing aptamers to SARS-CoV-2: A diverse panel of modified DNA antiviral agents 30 January 2023 Amy D Gelinas
- Density dependent regulation of inflammatory responses in macrophages 2 January 2023 Alun Vaughan-Jackson
- Type I interferon receptor (<em>IFNAR2</em>) deficiency reveals Zika virus cytopathicity in human macrophages and microglia 28 November 2022 Aidan T Hanrath
- Radical-SAM dependent nucleotide dehydratase (SAND), rectification of the names of an ancient iron-sulfur enzyme using NC-IUBMB recommendations 17 November 2022 Yuxuan Ji
- Single-cell transcriptomics defines an improved, validated monoculture protocol for differentiation of human iPSC to microglia 14 November 2022 Sam J Washer
- Microglia states and nomenclature: A field at its crossroads 3 November 2022 Rosa C Paolicelli