Inspired an online cooking class from Hot Stove Society, we did a lab cooking party to celebrate recent graduation of Andree-Anne Berthiaume and...
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An 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...
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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...
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...
Read moreChase’s going away party
Dinner at Bowen’s Island to send Chase Burton off to Grad School. Good luck Chase! Come back if you feel the urge to wiggle some mouse...
Read moreThe lasting effects of ministrokes may contribute to dementia
A new paper from our lab shows that microinfarcts induce prolonged dysfunction in brain areas estimated to be 12-times larger than the visible...
Read moreAdvanced imaging of intact brains during ischemic stroke reveals a new role for pericytes
A study from our lab provides strong evidence that pericytes are a primary locus of matrix-mellaproteinase-9-dependent (MMP-9) capillary...
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