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Pulst and Scoles Laboratories

PIONEERING ADULT-ONSET NEURODEGENERATION RESEARCH

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Pulst and Scoles Laboratories

PIONEERING ADULT-ONSET NEURODEGENERATION RESEARCH

GENETIC ANALYSIS OF HUMAN FAMILIES

Our laboratory studies usually begin with genetic analysis of human families, followed by modeling of the disease process by introducing the mutations found in the families into cells or mice. This group has been interested in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)/frontotemporal dementia (FTD), and in the spinocerebellar ataxias, which are inherited, progressive, neurodegenerative diseases that affect the cerebellum (a part of the brain primarily concerned with coordination of movement). 

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HIGHLIGHTED PUBLICATIONS

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A GGC-Repeat Expansion In ZFHX3 Encoding Polyglycine Causes Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 4 and Impairs Autophagy 

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Antisense-Therapie Neurologischer Erkrankungen

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Staufen1 Links RNA Stress Granules and Autophagy in a Model of Neurodegeneration

New BAC SCA2 Model

Ataxin-2 Regulates RGS8 Translation in a New BAC-SCA2 Transgenic Mouse Model

Antisense publication

Antisense Oligonucleotide Therapy for Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 2

OUR TEAM

The Pulst and Scoles Lab is a talented group of individuals, each playing a key role in driving neurology research forward. We are united by a shared passion for scientific exploration and innovation.

Meet the Team

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LATEST NEWS

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Lab Figures/Images

  • New BAC SCA2 Model

    New BAC SCA2 model

  • HRS trafficks EGFR-GFP

    HRS trafficks EGFR-GFP

  • Datapic 2

    Atxn2 KO blocks C. elegans germ cell development

  • Purkinje cell loss in ATXN2 transgenic mice

    Purkinje cell loss in ATXN2 transgenic mice

  • Anticipation in SCA2

    Anticipation in SCA2