Dr. Shih recently chatted with Kayt Sukel from the Dana Foundation for a Q & A. The Dana Foundation David Mahoney Neuroimaging Award was the...
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Seattle Children’s article on our research by Jennifer Carson
Dr. Andy Shih hopes to solve the mystery of microinfarcts — small, asymptomatic strokes that often occur undetected. Learn about how Andy’s...
Read moreJCBFM Cover!
We are lucky to be selected for JCBFM cover three times in the last few years! For this months issue, our paper on pericyte organization and...
Read moreHighlights from the BBB Consortium Meeting in Portland!
https://www.ohsu.edu/xd/research/centers-institutes/neurology/blood-brain-barrier/news-and-events/2019-annual-meeting.cfm The BBB Consortium...
Read moreAndree-Anne wins an AFAR scholarship!
Congrats to Andree-Anne for winning an AFAR scholarship for research on the biology of aging! With this award, she plans to extend her studies on...
Read moreThe Shih lab has moved to Seattle!
We have moved to the Seattle Children’s Research Institute in Seattle, Washington, and are excited to join the Center for Developmental...
Read morePericyte plasticity and cerebrovascular health
Pericytes are a beautiful cell type to study. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes. The most elegant forms drape along the capillary bed...
Read moreThe ins and outs of brain plumbing during dementia
Literature reviews on vascular dementia tend to have an “arterio-centric” view of vascular roles in disease progression. Indeed, ...
Read moreUnderstanding Brain Mural Cells
Mural cells cover the vasculature and control numerous aspects of vascular function, including control of blood flow, vessel growth/integrity...
Read moreSmall Strokes in Sickle Cell Disease
About 40% of children with sickle cell disease develop small strokes visible by MRI, commonly referred to as silent cerebral infarcts. Some of...
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