Karen Wilcox, PhD (she, her) @kswilcox@qoto.org
Neuroscientist, Epilepsy Research, Mom, Wife, adopter of dogs, hiker, LGBTQ+ Ally
Joined Nov 2022
And realized I did not provide an #introduction. I am a professor and chair of #phamacolgy and #toxicology at the #Universityofutah where I study #epilepsy. I focus on therapy development and the role of #glia in #neuronal hyperexcitability. I lean very much to the #left. I support the #LGBTQ community and my family members. I adopt dogs from shelters. #BLM. I #hike the #wasatchmountains for peace and quiet and especially love the #desert and #oregonbeaches.
Karen Wilcox, PhD (she, her)
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RT @kei_m_igarashi
I wrote a review in Trends in Neurosciences:
"Entorhinal Cortex Dysfunction in Alzheimer's Disease"
https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1gE7pbotpyLR7
Cell Press gives a 50-day free access link - if you are interested, please download within this period!
@vannestlab so question - why did you feel the need to change servers? I am fairly new here so still trying to figure all this stuff out.
@Kailey well that is not cool of them! Welcome!
@godpod can confirm- been following you for years and still an atheist
Karen Wilcox, PhD (she, her)
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Some shots you can’t plan for.
I was waiting to shoot the rise of a supermoon when the clouds rolled in a ruined the spectacle. Instead of the moon crowning the tip of the Bay Bridge, a flock of pelicans passed over it, in perfect formation mimicking the shape of the bridge.
#sanfrancisco #baybridge #pelican #photography #urbanwildlife #wildlife #wildlifephotography
Karen Wilcox, PhD (she, her)
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Another 𝗱𝗼𝗽𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗶𝘁 lurking there. This time involving the periaqueductal gray (PAG), bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, etc.
Work by the Kash lab: Chronic ethanol exposure modulates periaqueductal gray to extended amygdala dopamine circuit
https://www.jneurosci.org/content/early/2022/12/14/JNEUROSCI.1219-22.2022
Who doesn’t love a national park in the winter? #archesnationalpark #moab #workretreat #desertsolitude
@virati not sure it matters? Just search hashtags to find content across the servers?
@crackurbones and NG2 glia hang around too and contribute to scar formation and immune signaling when they don’t feel like making oligos!
Karen Wilcox, PhD (she, her)
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#Astrocytes mostly seem to *boost* neuronal activity, but @elena_dossi @NathalieRouach &co reveal that activity-dependent activation of astroglial #pannexin 1 channels *inhibits* hippocampal #neuronal networks - a novel negative feedback loop #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/3h65tXQ
Karen Wilcox, PhD (she, her)
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Just made my way here but couldn’t find the academic fed/nerd central for #physicians #scientists
Hope I can connect with great people here interested in #pain #glia #research #medicine #WomenInMedicine #womeninstem #womeninscience
@TawfikLab I am here and like those things!
Karen Wilcox, PhD (she, her)
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Technical approaches and challenges to study #AMPA receptors in #oligodendrocyte lineage cells #glia
https://doi.org/10.1002/glia.24305
@frogsquisher interesting - I have heard that sentiment from others as well.
Karen Wilcox, PhD (she, her)
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I'm not an expert on prisoner trades so I'll limit my comment to this: If you're upset that Biden exchanged an arms dealer for Brittany Griner—but approved Trump releasing 5,000 Taliban terrorists who then took over Afghanistan—stop pretending its national security you care about.
Moreover, for the people pearl clutching that the U.S. “traded an arms dealer” for the release of an innocent American woman—wait til you hear about the worlds largest arms dealer. (Hint: It’s the USA).
#StoneCircleSunday does it count if you make your own? I live in #utah…so we don’t have many!
Karen Wilcox, PhD (she, her)
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Astounding wave #clouds surge over #Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains https://wapo.st/3UHDECP
#wywx #khwaves #KelvinHelmholtz
(Photo: Rachel Gordon)
@frogsquisher sorry about the delayed response- got covid after the American epilepsy society meeting! Yes my lab focuses on the role of inflammation in contributing to hyperexcitable circuits in infection-induced epilepsy- also we collaborate with the #NINDS and serve as the contract site for the Epilepsy Therapy Screening Program (#ETSP).
Karen Wilcox, PhD (she, her)
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@TexasObserver Thanks for the boost! Much appreciated.
Neuroscientist, Epilepsy Research, Mom, Wife, adopter of dogs, hiker, LGBTQ+ Ally
Joined Nov 2022
