Samantha Howard

This study shows that enhancing NaV1.1 in Dravet syndrome patient neurons increases firing rates and reduces network synchrony using HD-MEAs.

This study shows chronic stress impairs endogenous neurosteroid signaling in the BLA, leading to behavioral deficits, and suggests targeting neurosteroidogenesis could be a new treatment for mood disorders.

The paper screens Drosophila genes affecting synaptic growth and identifies three mechanisms that stabilize synaptic strength despite growth changes.