barmada lab - Events

Trieste = TDP43

9/13/2023

Caroline, Megan and Josephine visited 'the birthplace of TDP43' for the first biennial conference on TDP43 function and dysfunction in disease. Word on the street is that the meeting was 'sublime', with excellent science, people, coffee and of course location!

SMARTy SIRENs

8/4/2023

Congrats to Sean Starkloff (UM SMART) and Vivian Schmidt (SIREN)! Sean, from Univ. Maryland Baltimore County, and Vivian, from Kalamazoo College, both presented their summer research projects at symposia this week.

A new perspective on ALS

7/7/2023

Megan, Josephine and Sami traveled to Les Diablerets, Switzerland, for the 2nd Gordon Research Conference on ALS and Related Motor Neuron Diseases. Travel could have been better, but the conference (and the setting) were incredible!

Congrats to Josephine for winning awards for best poster at the GRS and GRC!

Based in part on his poetic diction, Sami was also elected as vice chair for the 2026 GRC on ALS and Related Motor Neuron Diseases. Congrats?

Ruth who?

7/1/2023

Megan Dykstra, a student in the Neuroscience Graduate Program, was just awarded a Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (NRSA; also F31) from the NIH/NINDS. Congrats Megan!

A new chapter

6/22/2023

Congratulations to Sumin on a successful defense of her thesis, entitled "TorsinA and Neuronal Nuclear Pore Complex Biogenesis". Sumin is now off to greener pastures with Anders Sejr Hansen at MIT. Fantastic job Sumin!

The return of Tall, Dark & Phast, #43 (TDP43)

4/16/2023

A few brave souls (Sumin, Amanda, Sami and his captive kids, even Caroline and Josephine towards the end) braved the weather to compete at the 2023 Active Against ALS Boxcar Derby! The racing was not quite furious, but it was definitely fun.

Taking home the hardware

4/1/2023

Josephine, Sumin, Sami, Ripley and Doria took part in the 2023 Twinkie 5K at Gallup Park, benefitting Active Against ALS. Not only did Ripley earn his first award at his first 5K, but Josephine also received an age-group award! Congrats everyone!

Packing the Packard

3/2/2023

Representation at the Robert Packard Center for ALS Research Annual Meeting was strong. From left: Nico Gomez, Megan Dykstra, some random old guy, and Josephine Wu.

The Marvelous Mrs. Matrin3

3/2/2023

Ahmed's and Josephine's paper was just accepted!!

Congrats to Ahmed, Josephine and all coauthors! This was a joint effort with Vikram Shakkottai (now at UTSW), demonstrating a molecular mechanism for MATR3 regulation in response to neuronal activity.

Bonus points for recognizing the previous lab member in the pic

it's a mad mad m6A world

2/24/2023

Mike and Nico's paper was featured today in a Michigan Medicine Health lab article - see link below.

RNA modification ‘pivotal’ for protein linked to neurodegeneration in ALS