Read the latest news about scientific breakthroughs, clinical findings and special events benefiting neurofibromatosis research.
Dr. Yunshuo “Caroline” Tang Receives Five-Year Grant from the National Institutes of Health
Dr. Yunshuo “Caroline” Tang, MD, PhD, (Assistant Professor, Washington University) was recently awarded a five-year grant from the National Institute of Health to study the extrinsic and intrinsic mechanisms of vision loss in a mouse model of Nf1-associated optic pathway glioma (Nf1-OPG). Dr. Tang will study how extrinsic inflammatory insults and intrinsic abnormalities in cyclic AMP […]
Dr. Sheel Pathak Promoted to Associate Professor in Neurology
Dr. Sheel Pathak MD, was recently promoted to the rank of Associate Professor in the Department of Neurology. This is a major milestone in the career of a clinical faculty member at Washington University, signifying excellence in patient care, resident and student education. Dr. Pathak provides general neurologic care for patients with a variety of […]
Maternal obesogenic diet operates at the tumor cell of origin to increase incidence and decrease latency of NF1 optic pathway glioma
Children with NF1 are at risk for developing brain tumors in the optic pathway (optic pathway gliomas, OPGs), which can cause vision loss and endocrine problems. However, it is currently unclear which children with NF1 will develop these tumors, or how severe their disease will become. Using mouse models of NF1, the Brossier Lab recently identified […]
Washington University NF Center Designated as a Comprehensive NF 1 and Schwannomatosis Center
Letter Summary from Children’s Tumor Foundation Driven by the NF patient community, Children’s Tumor Foundation (CTF), with guidance from its Clinical Care Advisory Board (CCAB), developed a Designation System to assist families in identifying potential clinics that might meet specific patient needs. Based on other rare disease clinic designation models, CTF and the CCAB established […]
Welcome to the Gutmann Lab, Lori!
Lori Forster graduated from Georgia State University in 2022 with a PhD in Neuroscience. Her PhD thesis was on regulation of the hyperpolarization activated cyclic nucleotide gated ion channel 2 (HCN2) by post-translational modification, SUMO, in inflammatory pain. She recently joined the Gutmann laboratory as a Post-Doctoral Research Associate, where she will focus on defining […]