The Frank Lab
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@MGFrankLab
Laboratory of Marcos Frank investigating sleep and brain plasticity and the role of glia in sleep regulation and function.
Little-studied brain cells may someday help humans go without sleep for longer without negative consequences such as mental fatigue and impaired physical health. news.wsu.edu/press-release/… 🛌#WSU
What if you could stay awake🙂when you're supposed to be asleep😴 & not get sleepy🥱? Check out this study from my postdoc w/ @MGFrankLab @WSUMedicine just published in @SfNJournals! Basal forebrain astrocytes induce waking w/o increasing sleep drive.🧵 jneurosci.org/content/43/32/…
Excited to share a preprint from my postdoc w/ @MGFrankLab @WSUSpokane! Gq-DREADD activation of ✨astrocytes✨ in basal forebrain (BF)-a nucleus that mediates sleep/wake-induces prolonged waking w/o compensatory, homeostatic response to sleep loss in🐭. tinyurl.com/2p8baun2
Happy to share this review by @marcosgfrank (@MGFrankLab) & me discussing the latest & greatest on the the role of #astrocytes🌟 in #sleep💤 & sleep regulation with a focus on the recent supernova of calcium data. I also debut my use of em dashes! febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…
Looking for a #postdoc?! Come work with @ChristineMuheim & me in the @MGFrankLab @WSUSpokane studying sleep, glia, development, neuroplasticity, and neurodegeneration! Apply here 👇 and feel free to ask me questions about the lab. wsu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WSU_Jobs…
