Read the latest news about scientific breakthroughs, clinical findings and special events benefiting neurofibromatosis research.
Nf1 Gene Mutations Disrupt Brain Cell Plasticity and Motor Learning in Mice
In collaboration with Dr. Michelle Monje at Stanford University, a team of researchers in the Washington University NF Center (Drs. Gutmann and Pan) recently published in Nature Neuroscience. This work sought to understand how NF1 mutations affect oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs). OPCs are actively dividing cells in the brain that give rise to oligodendrocytes, which provide […]
Banbury Center hosts first Cognition and Behavior in NF1 meeting
The Banbury Center at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory hosted a focused meeting on Cognition and Behavior in NF1 on October 20-23, 2024. Sponsored by Penny’ FlightTM, the goal of this meeting was to identify gaps in our understanding of these common problems in NF1 and to chart a course forward. Leveraging expertise from laboratory scientists […]
Vaishali Mulchandani awarded fellowship from the Center of Regenerative Medicine Distinguished Postdoctoral Scholars Program
The Center of Regenerative Medicine (CRM) Distinguished Postdoctoral Scholars Program aims to train researchers to make significant contributions in the field of regenerative medicine through an interdisciplinary approach. Fellows are paired with a CRM faculty mentor to conduct research on projects aligned with key areas such as cell fate engineering and regenerative therapeutics. This one-year […]
Dru named Research Staff Employee of the Quarter!
The NF Center celebrates Dru Jenkins on being named Research Staff Employee of the Quarter for the first quarter of FY25! Dru is an absolutely wonderful employee. She is always ready to help with a smile and without her, the Gutmann Lab would NOT function. Her selflessness, organizational skills, and ability to care for others, […]
Seedlings to Adults
Raising children is hard. Period. End of story. Raising a child with a medical condition is really hard, but not the end of the story. Many parents go to sleep at night and wake up each morning wondering just how we can take our precious babies from childhood, into an adulthood where they might not […]