Patrick Taylor & Sarah Soliman

Patrick Taylor (student)

"Excitatory-neuron-derived interleukin-34 supports cortical developmental microglia function"

Devlin, B. A. et al. Excitatory-neuron-derived interleukin-34 supports cortical developmental microglia function. Immunity 58, 1948–1965.e6 (2025).

Coaches: Trent Watkins, PhD and Yadong Huang, MD, PhD

Sarah Soliman (student)

"Illuminating the interplay between tissue mechanics and BMP4 signaling in gastruloid symmetry breaking"

De Santis, R., et al. (2025). Crosstalk between tissue mechanics and BMP4 signaling regulates symmetry breaking in human gastrula models. Cell Stem Cell 32, 1691-1704.e6. doi.org/10.1016/j.stem.2025.09.006.

Coaches: Todd Nystul, PhD and Jeff Bush, PhD

Moderators: Tiffany Pham and Olivia Sclafani

Location: HSW-300, Parnassus