Cara and Stephanie gave wonderful presentations at the recent SfN in Washington, DC! Cara’s poster was BUSY, giving her rare water breaks...
Read moreUshering in the fall
After a hot, dry summer, the Seattlelites were rejuvenated by some light rain on our faces. We headed to Old Stove Brewery near Pike’s place...
Read moreSeattle Children’s Summer Scholars
This Summer we had two wonderful interns, Marisa Petersen and Shelda Salomon, join our lab. They were mentored by Stephanie Bonney and Jenny Li...
Read morePost-doctoral fellow Stephanie Bonney receives K99/R00 award!
Congratulations to Stephanie Bonney for obtaining an NIH K99/R00 award! Her project entitled “Exploring brain perivascular fibroblasts in...
Read moreCooking Party
Inspired an online cooking class from Hot Stove Society, we did a lab cooking party to celebrate recent graduation of Andree-Anne Berthiaume and...
Read moreAn exciting visit to University of South Florida
Thanks to Jerry Breslin for an invitation to speak at the USF Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Seminar In Tampa Bay, Florida. A wonderful...
Read moreLab receives pilot grant to image pericytes in white matter
In the metropolis that is our brain, the gray matter represents the buildings, and the white matter represents the wires that connect them all...
Read moreQ & A with the Dana Foundation
Dr. Shih recently chatted with Kayt Sukel from the Dana Foundation for a Q & A. The Dana Foundation David Mahoney Neuroimaging Award was the...
Read moreSeattle 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 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...
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