On March 19th, 2022 graduate student Ryan Passino presented a talk at the CNS Injury and Repair Gordon Research Conference titled “Integrin-aM/CD11b has an Inhibitory Effect on Optic Nerve Regeneration”. Great job, Ryan!
Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant
Matt, Mitre, and Karen were awarded the Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant! Congratulations to our trainees!
New Publication!
Neuronal injury can cause mitochondrial damage, leading to reduced energy production, decreased Ca2+ storage capacity, and increased reactive oxygen species. A new study reveals a mechanism to trigger the axonal transport of previously anchored mitochondria and promote neuroprotection and axon regeneration by replacing damaged with functional mitochondria. Check out the full article to learn more by clicking the link below! LINK: Neurobiology: Resetting the axon’s batteries…
Dissertation Defense – Lucas Huffman
Please join us for the defense of Lucas Huffman “More than Clearing the Clutter: The Imperative Role of Efferocytosis in Repair and Reprogramming in the Damaged Nervous System” Date: Friday, June 25, 2021 Time: 10AM EST Location: Zoom “More than Clearing the Clutter: The Imperative Role of Efferocytosis in Repair and Immune Reprogramming in the Damaged Nervous System” Dr. Roman Giger, Chair Evolutionarily, the nervous…
Welcome to the Giger Lab, Mitre!
Mitre is a first-year graduate student in the Neuroscience Program who will be completing his thesis work in the Giger Lab. Looking forward to working with you!
Welcome to the lab, Karen!
The Giger lab is thrilled to announce Karen Wang will be joining us in completing her thesis! We look forward to working with you!
Lucas Huffman Awarded 2020 Sarah Winans Newman Graduate Student Teaching Award!
We congratulate Lucas Huffman on receiving the 2020 Sarah Winans Newman Graduate Student Teaching Award!
The Giger lab welcomes Matt to the group!
We are excited to announce Matthew Finneran will be joining our lab! Matt had a great rotation, and has decided to complete his thesis with the Giger lab. We look forward to fun and productive future working together!
New publication in ELife “Analysis of the immune response to sciatic nerve injury identifies efferocytosis as a key mechanism of nerve debridement.”
The Giger lab is proud to announce the publication of our latest paper through ELife “Analysis of the immune response to sciatic nerve injury identifies efferocytosis as a key mechanism of nerve debridement.” Thank you to everyone involved! https://elifesciences.org/articles/60223
The pre-print is out!
We are so excited to share our pre-print! We thank all the wonderful people who made this possible including Choya Yoon, Lucas Huffman, Ashley Kalinski, Patrick Duncker, and many more! Check it out!