The CNC Glia Biology Pillar goals are to promote the understanding of the role of glia in health and pathology, to facilitate collaborations between glial researchers at UABs, and to accelerate the discovery of novel treatments targeting glia through basic and translational research. 

 Active research projects are addressing the response of glia in the central or peripheral nervous system in health or pathology including glioblastomas and other brain tumors, Alzheimer disease, Parkinson Disease, Huntington disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Rett Syndrome, autism, epilepsy, pain and addiction, CNS injury and repair, or psychiatric disorders (schizophrenia, etc.,).   

Activities/Resources 

• Glial Biology Works in Progress Meeting every first Friday at 2pm
• A journal club that focuses on molecular mechanisms of glia across the developmental spectrum and in disease.
• Resources repository for members to share in collaborations. Ask Pillar leaders Dr. Stefanie Robel and Dr. Gloria Benavides for details.

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