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WELCOME TO THE

ACKERMAN
LAB

We want to know how glia help wire the brain.

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WHO WE ARE

The Ackerman lab uses both zebrafish and fruit fly model systems to determine how distinct glial cell populations (individually and collectively) instruct nervous system development, from synapses to circuits. 

Disrupting Gene
Expression

To determine how glia instruct neural circuit structure and function, we need specific ways to alter gene function within individual glial cell populations…

Assaying Network
Connectivity

To assay how glia shape neural circuit connectivity within an environment as complex as the central nervous system, we need a way to clearly label subsets…

Tuning Neuronal
Activity

Plasticity is the capacity of neurons to undergo activity-dependent changes in structure and function. Too much plasticity at the wrong developmental stage can lead…

Measuring Motor
Function & Behavior

We ultimately want to understand how defects in glia-mediated circuit development impact locomotor behavior, from flies to fish to humans…

OUR MILESTONES

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Welcome, Jake!

New Ackerman lab postdoc!

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New Funding Announcement!

Absolutely honored!

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New Funding Announcement!

What a spectacular week!

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WANT TO JOIN THE TEAM?

Our research is made possible by the support of

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