Christopher A. Walsh Laboratory - Research on Developmental Disorders of the Brain


	ABOUT OUR RESEARCH
	Developmental disorders of the human brain can cause epilepsy, intellectual disability and/or autism. We study the genetics and molecular biology of the developing cerebral cortex, the brain's largest structure, to advance the understanding, diagnosis and management of human neurological disease.

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PUBLICATIONS

Our research achievements are peer-reviewed and published in collaboration with other scientists and clinicians around the world.

Regulation of human cerebral cortical development by EXOC7 and EXOC8, components of the exocyst complex, and roles in neural progenitor cell proliferation and survival

Posterior Neocortex-Specific Regulation of Neuronal Migration by CEP85L Identifies Maternal Centriole-Dependent Activation of CDK5

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NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Our research is currently highlighted in various media such as The Atlantic and The Wall Street Journal. Check out what our current and former lab members are up to here!

Xuyu Qian, current postdoctoral fellow in Walsh Lab was awarded the 2020 Brain Diseases Prize from UZH Foundation!
The brain diseases fund are used by the UZH Foundation for annual recognition prizes for young scientists. Every year 10,00 to 20,000 francs are awarded for particularly remarkable reasearch achievements during the doctoral studies in the field of brain diseases. Congrats Xuyu! June 2020

Congratulations to Michael Miller and his Walsh and Lee lab co-authors! Their paper "Increased Somatic Mutations in Alzheimer's Disease Neurons Illuminate Cascade of Events in Cellular Pathogenesis" has received the Terry Award for the Best Paper on Neurodegenerative Diseases. June 2020

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BRAIN EVOLUTION

How did the human brain evolve? What genetic changes have made it so unique? Tackling these questions with our colleagues at the Allen Discovery Center will shed light on human nature and disease.

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