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2019
06/2019: Maryna's paper is published. Tracking the evolution of CNS remyelinating lesion in mice with neutral red dye. Baydyuk M, Cha DS, Hu J, Yamazaki R, Miller EM, Smith VN, Kelly KA, Huang JK. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 Jun 24. pii: 201819343. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1819343116. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 31235582
06/2019: Mi-Hye Lee (Assistant Research Professor) joins the lab.
06/2019: Eleonora Poeta (Ph.D. candidate, University of Bologna) joins the lab.
06/2019: Phillip Gross (IPN graduate program) joins the lab.
05/2019: Erqiu Li (Associate Research Professor) joins the lab.
04/2019: Michelle Hee Won Kim (C'22) joins the lab.
03/2019: Jeff receives the Harry Weaver Neuroscience Scholar Award 2019 from NMSS.
2018
09/2018: Sam Wakelin (C'21) joins the lab.
08/2018: Joan Reger (Biology graduate program) joins the lab.
08/2018: Lauren's review is published. Oligodendrocyte Bioenergetics in Health and Disease. Rosko L, Smith VN, Yamazaki R, Huang JK. The Neuroscientist. First Published August 20, 2018.
08/2018: Jeff promoted to Associate Professor with tenure.
06/2018: Jeff receives an R01 Award from NINDS, NIH.
06/2018: Stephanie successfully defends her Ph.D. thesis. Congratulations Dr. Davis!
06/2018: George Melchor (IPN graduate program and Healy Scholar) joins the lab.
06/2018: Jeff gives a talk to the NIH Neuron-Glia Interactions Special Interest Group.
05/2018: Kelly receives the 2018 Harold N. Glassman Dissertation Award in the Sciences from the Georgetown University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. The awards are intended to honor truly distinguished dissertations in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, with one award available in each of the three broad disciplinary areas.
05/2018: Victoria receives the Biology Medal, which is awarded to the senior(s) who exhibit the highest degree of industry, perseverance, leadership, maturity and promise in the field of Biology.
05/2018: Evan receives the GUROP Summer Fellowship.
01/2018: Tyler Gentile (C'21) joins the lab.
2017
10/2017: Sonia presents a poster at Society for Neuroscience, Washington DC. Nanescu, SE, Wathieu N, Rosko L, Cha D, Huang JK. The retinoic acid synthesizing enzyme, retinaldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (Raldh2), regulates mouse CNS remyelination.
10/2017: Steph presents a poster at Society for Neuroscience, Washington DC. Davis SE, Oft H, Vietsch E, Amjad F, Wellstein A, Huang JK. Analysis of interleukin-4 induced protein 1 in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
10/2017: Reiji Yamazaki (Ph.D., Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences) joins the lab as a Postdoctoral Researcher.
10/2017: Jeff receives Investigator Initiated Research Award from the Multiple Sclerosis Research Program, CDMRP, Department of Defense.
10/2017: Jeff gives a talk at Sanofi, Framingham, MA.
08/2017: Maryna Baydyuk (Assistant Research Professor) joins the lab.
08/2017: Jeff gives a talk at Immune Cells and the CNS, Satellite Meeting - International Society for Neurochemistry, France.
07/2017: Mahesh Kumar (C'20) joins the lab.
07/2017: Michelle Sader (University of Aberdeen) joins the lab as a summer researcher.
06/2017: Jeff gives a seminar at the Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
05/2017: Victoria Smith receives the GUROP Summer Fellowship.
02/2017: Jeff receives Georgetown Distinguished Investigator 2017 recognition.
03/2017: Jeff gives a talk at American Society of Neurochemistry 2017, Little Rock, AK.
01/2017: Lauren Rosko (IPN graduate program) joins the lab.
01/2017: Jeff gives a seminar at The Tulane Brain Institute, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA.
01/2017: Jeff receives the Roger D. Semerad Award in the Neurosciences from TurnFirst Foundation.
01/2017: Kelly's paper is published. Creatine enhances mitochondrial-mediated oligodendrocyte survival following demyelinating injury. Chamberlain KA, Chapey KS, Nanescu SE, Huang JK. J Neurosci. 2017 Feb 8;37(6):1479-1492. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1941-16.2016. Epub 2017 Jan 9. PMID: 28069926
2016
12/2016: Nada's paper is published. IL4I1 augments CNS remyelination and axonal protection by modulating T cell driven inflammation. Psachoulia K, Chamberlain KA, Heo D, Davis SE, Paskus JD, Nanescu SE, Dupree JL, Wynn TA, Huang JK. Brain. 2016 Dec;139(Pt 12):3121-3136. PMID: 27797811
11/2016: Jeff gives a seminar at GW Institute for Neuroscience, George Washington School of Medicine, Washington, DC.
10/2016: Helena Oft (C'20) joins the lab.
10/2016: Jeff receives a Pilot Award from National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
09/2016: Kelly successfully defends her Ph.D. thesis. Congratulations Dr. Chamberlain!
09/2016: Jingwen Hu (Biology graduate program) joins the lab.
06/2016: Amber Kimble (Howard University) joins lab as a summer researcher.
05/2016: Jeff gives a seminar at NIH-IRA-MedImmune Mini-Symposia on “Tissue homeostasis, repair, regeneration, and fibrosis”, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
05/2016: David Cha receives the GUROP Summer Fellowship.
03/2016: Alisha receives a Fulbright Scholarship to attend University College of London after graduation.
2015
10/2015: Kelly's review is published. Oligodendrocyte regeneration: its significance in myelin replacement and neuroprotection in multiple sclerosis. Chamberlain KA, Nanescu SE, Psachoulia K, Huang JK. Neuropharmacology. 2016 Nov;110(Pt B):633-643. Epub 2015 Oct 22. Review. PMID: 26474658
10/2015: Evan Miller (C'19) joins the lab.
10/2015: Steph receives the Translational Biomedical Science Scholar Fellowship, Georgetown Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS). NIH/NCAT, 1TL1TR001431.
10/2015: Kelly presents a poster at Society for Neuroscience, Chicago IL. Chamberlain KA, Chapey KS, Huang JK. Promoting oligodendrocyte survival with creatine: Implications for Multiple Sclerosis.
10/2015: Natacha Wathieu (C'15) joins the lab as a Research Assistant.
07/2015: Jeff receives the Partners in Research Award from GUMC.
07/2015: Jeff receives a Pilot Research Grant from Georgetown University.
06/2015: Katherine Kelly (C'18) joins the lab as a Georgetown HHMI undergraduate researcher.
06/2015: Victoria Smith (C'18) joins the lab as a Georgetown HHMI undergraduate researcher.
06/2015: David Cha (C'17) joins the lab.
06/2015: Jeff gives a seminar at Division of Neuroimmunology & Neurovirology, NINDS, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
06/2015: Jeff receives an R21 grant from NINDS, National Institutes of Health.
05/2015: Dongeun receives the Chapman Medal. This medal is awarded to the undergraduate student with the most outstanding research project.
10/2014: Jeff receives the Music For the Mind Award from GUMC.
05/2015: Jeff gives a seminar at the Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
05/2015: Jeff guest edits Stem Cells International, Special Issue: Neural Stem and Progenitor Cells in Nervous System Function and Therapy.
03/2015: Jeff gives a talk at the 1st Annual Georgetown University Neuroscience Public Lecture, Brain Awareness Week, Washington DC.
03/2015: Huang lab research is featured in the Georgetown College News.
01/2015: Stephanie Davis (IPN graduate program and MD/PhD candidate) joins the lab.
2014
11/2014: Jeff gives a talk in the Demyelinating Disorders Nanosymposium, Society for Neuroscience, Washington DC.
10/2014: Jeff receives a Project Grant from National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
10/2014: Kelly presents a poster at Society for Neuroscience, Washington DC. Chamberlain KA, Nanescu SE, Huang JK. The effect of creatine on progression and survival of oligodendrocyte lineage cells.
06/2014: Jeff guest edits Neuropharmacology, Special Issue: Oligodendrocytes in Health and Disease.
06/2014: Alejandra Chipana (Montgomery College) joins lab as a summer researcher.
06/2014: Kristin Chapey (C'16) joins the lab as a Georgetown HHMI undergraduate researcher.
06/2014: Alisha Dua (C'16) joins the lab as a Georgetown HHMI undergraduate researcher.
04/2014: Jeff receives a Pilot Award from National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
04/2014: Vivianne receives an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship.
02/2014: Jeff gives a seminar in the Department of Biology at George Washington University, Washington DC.
01/2014: Dongeun Heo (C'15) joins the lab as a Georgetown HHMI undergraduate researcher.
01/2014: Sean Cuddy (C'15) joins the lab as a Georgetown HHMI undergraduate researcher.
01/2014: Vivianne Morrison (IPN graduate program) joins the lab.
2013
07/2013: Kelly receives the Neural Injury and Plasticity Training Fellowship. Georgetown University Training Program in Neural Injury and Plasticity. NIH, T32NS041218.
06/2013: Nada Psachoulia (Ph.D., University College London) joins the lab as a Postdoctoral Researcher.
02/2013: Sonia Nanescu (Ph.D., University of Aberdeen) joins the lab as a Postdoctoral Researcher.
01/2013: Tim Hark (C'14) joins the lab as a Georgetown HHMI undergraduate researcher.
01/2013: Kelly Chamberlain (IPN graduate program) joins the lab.
2012
10/2012: Jeff joins the Department of Biology at Georgetown University.