Read the 2001 Newsletters and recent scientific references 2001, issue 1: Immunolesioning: From Spinal Cord to Brain / by Schreihofer A / featuring Anti-DBH-SAP (Cat. #IT-03) Jennifer Martin wins “ATS Abstract of the Year Award” Targeting Talk: In vivo Use of Targeted Toxins Targeting Tools: IB4-SAP 2001, issue 2: Safety Studies Begin for Chronic Pain Therapeutic Targeting …
Work on hypocretin, or orexin, as it is also known, is some of the most interesting in all of biology these days. When first characterized a mere three years ago by two groups, it was thought to be involved in feeding (hence the name orexin from the Greek orexis meaning appetite). But two articles exploded …
On Saturday, September 22, I attended the Tony Mezzadri Surf Contest in Ocean Beach, California. A number of years ago Tony, surfing at the Ocean Beach pier, was paralyzed with no movement in his legs and limited movement in his hands and arms. The Ocean Beach community rose to help Tony and this contest has been …
Targeting Article: Surfing to Help Spinal Cord Injuries Read More »
In September, Advanced Targeting Systems received two Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) awards from the National Institutes of Health. The first is a Phase II grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. This project continues a collaboration with Drs. Joanne Berger-Sweeney (Wellesley College) and Mark Baxter (Harvard University) to further develop the …
Targeting Article: ATS Receives $900,000 in NIH Funding Read More »
Dr. Robert Sloviter, University of Arizona, contributes this issue’s article from the laboratories of ATS customers. Dr. Sloviter summarizes his research with SSP-saporin, which he and his graduate student Jennifer Martin used to examine the role of inhibitory neurons in maintaining normal network excitability. The mammalian hippocampus is perhaps the most intensely studied brain region …
Cover Article: Immunolesioning Hippocampal Inhibitory Interneurons Read More »