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Kazu Toyooka

@toyookalab.bsky.social

Translational autism research, PI at Drexel University, Neurodevelopmental disorder

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When pregnant mothers experience social disadvantage, the brains of their newborns have measurably different functional connectivity, especially in the amygdala, an area with links to psychiatric disorders. In PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

05.12.2024 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy to share our story on how we modeled EPM1 epilepsy in human brain #organoids during #neurodevelopment. Thanks to Silvia Cappello and all the authors!!! #organoids&assembloidsfeed

22.11.2024 09:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Microglia undergo molecular and functional adaptations to dark and light phases in male laboratory mice Microglia are increasingly recognized to contribute to brain health and disease. Preclinical studies using laboratory rodents are essential to advance…

Microglia are key players in neurodevelopment. It is thus essential to include them in brain organoids to study neurodevelopment, especially to study prenatal immune activation and how it impacts such a delicate process. Thrilled to have participated to this beautiful study. shorturl.at/7M9DU

25.11.2024 22:50 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Are you interested in testing the efficacy of potential medications in behavioral defects of ASD model mice? Contact me at kt469@drexel.edu.

10.03.2024 08:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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