samyounglab @SamYoungLab

Deciphering cellular and molecular mechanisms of synaptic function and impact on neuronal circuit output. Viral vector development and CNS gene therapy. young.lab.uiowa.edu Iowa City, IA Joined December 2018

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Lu-Yang Wang @SynapticTweeter

2 years ago

Delighted to share our new Nature paper: rdcu.be/dNlMQ This works shows a surprising off-target effect of glutamate on another cell death channel, acid sensing ion channels (ASICs). It turns out that glutamate directly binds to ASICs as a positive allosteric modulator

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samyounglab @SamYoungLab

2 years ago

Amazing findings !! Congrats you and the team

Lu-Yang Wang @SynapticTweeter

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Matt Hill @canna_brain

2 years ago

So for those of you interested in what it was that I took issue with in Hubermans first cannabis podcast, this is the Coles notes of the errors/inaccuracies that I noted. A lot of this is covered in the new episode, but some wont make it through and for others this is the TLDR

Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. @hubermanlab

2 years ago

New Huberman Lab podcast out now: CANNABIS: EFFECTS ON HEALTH & RISKS w/guest @canna_brain •THC, CBD Biology •Cannabis & Psychosis •Is THC addictive? •Are Strain Differences Real or Placebo? •Appetite, Hormones •Dosage Control: Inhaled vs Edible hubermanlab.com/episode/dr-mat…

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samyounglab @SamYoungLab

2 years ago

Love cellular and molecular neuro. We are hiring a staff scientist interested in building framework of molecular principles for accurate sound information encoding and contribution to auditory deficits. unc.peopleadmin.com/hr/postings/28… Must have background in patch clamp DM or email

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samyounglab @SamYoungLab

2 years ago

@superkash Can’t wait to hang with the goats!!

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samyounglab @SamYoungLab

2 years ago

Big news. We are moving. I have officially started as the Director of the Gene Therapy Center, and as a Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Pharmacology at UNC-Chapel Hill. I am returning “home” to lead the Center where I earned my PhD.

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samyounglab @SamYoungLab

2 years ago

@doctheagrif @ucdavis @ucdavisHealth @ucdavisMed @ucd_physiology @CAMPOSUCDavis1 Congrats Theanne!!!

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samyounglab @SamYoungLab

2 years ago

Amazing paper!!! Congratulations to you and John and the team.

Lu-Yang Wang @SynapticTweeter

2 years ago

Check it out: most beautiful images of vATPase with a surprising partner on live synaptic vesicles from my brilliant colleague John Rubinstein and his team at SickKids Reaearch Institute & University of Toronto! science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

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samyounglab @SamYoungLab

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@UIowaACB I will always treasure my time in the Department and at the U. Amazing colleagues and research environment. It is extremely difficult to say goodbye. Once a Hawkeye always a Hawkeye.

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@PopStarLab @ScienceMagazine @BiophysJ @JGenPhysiol @jbiolchem @JNeurosci Don't forget @JPhysiol

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@AtasoyLab Congrats Deniz!!!! Well-deserved !

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@Wessel_Lab Lift heavy weight Squats deadlifts and bench press

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@cacna1a Thankyou for all your support in making this research happen!

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@IndependentSol4 @cacna1a @MDBRide4Rare @ODC_UPenn Thank you!

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samyounglab @SamYoungLab

2 years ago

Finally, I want to thank Dr. Emre Kul, Uchechi Okorafor @MissSafie and the rest of the team for taking on this immense challenge to solve a fundamental problem in the gene therapy field.

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samyounglab @SamYoungLab

2 years ago

We thank @FamilieSCN2A @scn2agene @cacna1a @ncats_nih_gov @NIH_NINDS @NIDCD @uihealthcare @uiowaOUR funding this research We thank @UIowaACB @UIowaNeuro @UIowaResearch for creating an amazing environment for carrying out high risk high reward research

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samyounglab @SamYoungLab

2 years ago

Using a “humanized” hCD46 mouse model, we demonstrate these Ad vectors transduce cerebellar cell-types, including Purkinje cells, that are refractory to Ad5 transduction.

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samyounglab @SamYoungLab

2 years ago

Therefore, to overcome the current limitations of Ad vectors to treat CNS disorders, we created chimeric 1st generation Ad vectors that utilize the hCD46 receptor.

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samyounglab @SamYoungLab

2 years ago

However, these Ad5 vectors are unable to transduce many neuronal cell types that are dysfunctional in many CNS disorders. The human CD46 (hCD46) receptor is widely expressed throughout the human CNS and is the primary attachment receptor for many Ad serotypes.

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samyounglab @SamYoungLab

2 years ago

Adenoviral vectors (Ad) have tremendous potential for CNS gene therapy approaches. Currently, the most common vectors utilize the Group C Ad5 serotype capsid proteins, which rely on the Coxsackievirus-Adenovirus receptor (CAR) to infect cells.

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samyounglab @SamYoungLab

2 years ago

Viral vector gene therapy has immense promise for treating central nervous system (CNS) disorders. Although adeno-associated virus vectors (AAV) have had success, their small packaging capacity limit their utility to treat the root cause of many CNS disorders.