Avijit presented a poster at the UK COBRE CNS Metabolism Symposium, where he shared his work on transporter regulation in epilepsy and engaged with current research on metabolism in CNS disorders.
Manekya presented her fourth-year PhD seminar in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar Series. Her presentation focused on targeting neuroinflammatory pathways to restore blood-brain barrier integrity in drug-resistant epilepsy.
Manekya’s NIH Predoctoral T32 Fellowship through the Neurobiology of CNS Injury and Repair T32 Program has been renewed for a second year. The fellowship will continue to support her PhD research and training during the coming year. Congratulations, Manekya!
Bjoern was invited to give two oral presentations at the XLVIII Annual Meeting of CAMELICE 2026 in Aguascalientes, Mexico. He presented on the role of blood-brain barrier dysfunction in epilepsy, including its contribution to disease progression and drug resistance, as well as current therapeutic approaches to repair the barrier and