Developing a Novel Gene Therapy for Kcnv2 Retinopathy
Livia Carvalho, PhD discusses her team's successful development of a novel AAV-based gene therapy approach for KCNV2 retinopathy in a Kv8.2 knockout mouse model.
Protocol Preview: Long-read sequencing, Nature’s Method of the Year
Nature Methods declared "Long-Read Sequencing" their Method of the Year for 2022, but what exactly makes this technique worthy of such a title?
#ExpertAnswers: Dudley Lamming on the Influence of Sex and Genetic Background on Diet
Dudley Lamming, PhD, explains that “We Are More Than What We Eat”; Sex and Genetic background are important factors in observing responses to diet in mice.
#ExpertAnswers: David Barefield on Atrial Dysfunction
David Barefield discusses his work investigating the role of the Myosin binding protein H-like (MyBP-HL) protein in atrial dysfunction.
We Are More Than What We Eat: Dietary Interventions Depend on Sex and Genetic Background
Dudley Lamming, PhD, explains how sex and strain type are highly important factors in observing responses to dietary interventions in mice.
Investigating a Novel Regulator of Atrial Contractility
Dr. David Barefield gives an in-depth discussion on his research investigating the role of the MyBP-HL protein in atrial contractility.
#ExpertAnswers: Bastiaan Bijl and Dylan Mooijman on Single-Cell Sequencing
Bastiaan Bijl and Dylan Mooijman provide an introduction to single-cell sequencing including potential applications with user cases.
#ExpertAnswers: Caroline Williams and Eric Riddell on Ecophysiology and Climate Change
Caroline Williams, PhD and Eric Riddell, PhD answer questions from a recent webinar where they discuss their research involving climate change and the ecophysiological effects of changing global temperatures on organismal biology and survival.
Ecophysiological Impacts of Climate Change: Performance, Fitness and Extinction
Join Caroline Williams, PhD and Eric Riddell, PhD as they discuss their research involving climate change and the ecophysiological effects of changing global temperatures on organismal biology and survival.
#ExpertAnswers: Sharon Ladyman & Vicki Vieira-Potter on Metabolic Phenotyping
In this episode of #ExpertAnswers join Sharon Ladyman, PhD and Victoria Vieira-Potter, PhD as they answer questions from a recent webinar where they [...]
From Pregnancy to Menopause: Studies of Physical Activity, Behavior, and Energy Balance in Mice
Sharon Ladyman and Vicki Vieira-Potter share their research on the effects of hormones and pregnancy on daily activity in mice.
#ExpertAnswers: Lora Heisler on Obesity
This episode of #ExpertAnswers features Professor Lora Heisler, Chair in human nutrition at the University of Aberdeen, who recently joined [...]
Brain Circuits Driving Appetite
OBESITY SERIES 2020: Lora Heisler, PhD discusses the unique brain circuits that are controllers of body weight, reviews how our genes impact our waistline and explains how obesity medications leverage basic neurobiology to reduce hunger and decrease body weight.
