Michael Fernando, PhD

If you haven't seen it yet, check out newest study from researchers @mbfneuro.bsky.social, @kristenbrennand.bsky.social, et al. in which they explore the complex functional impact of rare neurexin-1 deletions across human glutamatergic & GABAergic neurons!
In Nature www.nature.com/articles/s41...

I am beyond thrilled to highlight @mbfneuro.bsky.social's thesis work! I've learned so much through his studies and am excited to take this project in new directions!

Thank you!

Thanks Silvia!!

Thanks Tim!!

Thanks Jesse! Hope you’re well!

Thank you!!

Finally, huge shoutout to @darnelr.bsky.social, my postdoc mentor who provided me with the support and flexibility to work on revisions while setting up for a lot of fun, incredible science that I look forward to in the coming years at Rockefeller 🥂

What makes this work so special to me was working together with so many others (from trainees in the lab and outside collaborators) over 6 years (which included a pandemic, a lab move, a wedding and starting a new postdoc!). Thank you to everyone over the years who contributed to the “Neurexin team”

This work would not have been possible without the many years of support and mentorship of my thesis advisors @kristenbrennand.bsky.social and Paul Slesinger, in addition to our stellar collaborators @gangfang.bsky.social and David Knowles!

Phenotypic complexities of rare heterozygous neurexin-1 deletions - Nature How NRXN1 variants affect multiple neuropsychiatric disorders is explored.

I’m so proud and beyond thrilled to share the final product of my thesis work from @sinaibrain.bsky.social , now published in @nature.com! Here, we explored the complex functional impact of rare neurexin-1 deletions across human glutamatergic and GABAergic neurons!

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Congrats Ya’el!! 🎉🍾

Thank you for the kind shout out Marissa!! Hope you’re doing well in your new position!!! So excited to see the science out of your new lab soon!