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New work from the Tesar Lab @ IGS identifies a molecular “brake” on brain cell maturation—offering a path to repair in MS.

📰 News: www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
📄 Paper: www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...

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Molecular ‘brake’ in brain development could hold key to treating multiple sclerosis
A team of scientists led by the Institute for Glial Sciences (IGS) at Case Western Reserve University’s School of Medicine has discovered a built-in “brake” that controls when key br...
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August 26, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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🚨 New Grant for Brain Organoid Research 🚨

The PMD Foundation is funding brain organoid research at CWRU, led by Dr. Paul Tesar (IGS Director) & Dr. Mayur Madhavan to study PMD & leukodystrophies.

🔗 Read more: www.pmdfoundation.org/blog/2025-gr...

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2025 Grant Announcement — PMD Foundation
The PMD Foundation is excited to share a new grant that will support brain organoid research at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, led by Dr. Paul Tesar and Dr. Mayur Madhavan.
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February 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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🧠 The first Translational Glial Sciences Conference is happening Nov 4 at CWRU.

Discover cutting-edge glial research and therapeutic innovation.

🔗 Learn more + register: case.edu/medicine/gli...

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October 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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IGS grad student Ying Xiong has been awarded an NIH F31 fellowship! His research explores how inflammation impacts oligodendrocyte development—glial cells that are essential in understanding neurodegenerative diseases. #GlialScience #Neuroscience #NIH #F31
August 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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A huge congratulations to Will on his successful Ph.D. defense! 🎓

His dissertation on microengineered systems for hematological precision therapies explores how immune cells interact with CNS glia—vital work in precision medicine.

We’re proud of you, Will!

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March 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Meet Kat, our Computational Biology Manager at IGS. From IT to bioinformatics, she’s advanced stem cell work at Gladstone and now drives glial research at CWRU. Vital to our genomic data & lab ops. Off the clock: gardening, stargazing, painting.
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July 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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June is #BrainAwarenessMonth—and June 21 was #GlobalALSAwarenessDay.
At IGS @ CWRU, Dr. Ben Clayton’s lab is reprogramming astrocytes to fight ALS, Alzheimer’s & more.
Read more in The Daily: bit.ly/43XBarT
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Meet a researcher unraveling the mysteries of brain cells to combat neurological diseases
Benjamin Clayton Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, School of MedicineFaculty member of the Institute for Glial Sciences Area of Focus: Glial Cells Research  Ben Clayton ...
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June 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM