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Congratulations to Wesley Zhou and Alexa Garcia for their UCLA Undergraduate Research Week presentations! Alexa presented her work about an “AAV Mediated Treatment of SLC6A8 Deficiency in Murine Models”. Wesley presented about his project, “Applications of an AAV-Based Gene Therapy for SSADH Deficiency”, not only at Undergraduate Research Week, but also as a poster at the 2025 MCDB Undergraduate Poster…... Read More

Congratulations to Rachel Reyes and Grace Wu for their first place win at the UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center’s (BSCRC) 2024 microscopy image and video contest! Their image, “Protectors of our Brain” is a microscopic image of a mouse brain displaying the main defensive players of our central nervous system. Astrocytes (red) and microglia (green) protect our resident neural…... Read More

Congratulations to Isabel for her recent Poster Award at the 2024 Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology Retreat. Isabel’s poster was recognized for her outstanding presentation.... Read More

Congratulations to Aleks for passing his oral qualification exam for his PhD studies. Aleks is now a PhD candidate.... Read More

Congratulations to Alexa on her acceptance into the i2URP Program! The Integrated and Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research Program is a scholarly program that aims to prepare rising upperclassmen for graduate studies in the biomedical research fields. By participating in the program, students develop science communication and presentation skills, practice analyzing scientific literature, and expand their understanding of the research process. Alexa…... Read More

The Lipshutz Lab would like to welcome new project scientist Rachel Reyes to the lab! The lab and its personnel are very excited to have you here!... Read More

The Lipshutz Lab would like to congratulate both Wesley and Puja on their recent presentations at the 27th Annual American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) Conference. Wesley presented “Use of an Oversized AAV8 Vector for CPS1 Deficiency Results in Long-Term Survival and Ammonia Control,” and this abstract was accepted as a poster presentation. Puja presented “Ubiquitous Promoter in…... Read More

The Lipshutz Lab would like to congratulate Aleks on his recent fellowship award. This fellowship comes from the Association for Creatine Disorders and it is for his project “Unraveling Cerebral Creatine Deficiency Syndromes: Insights into Neurodevelopment through Organoid Research.” He aims to comprehensively unravel the cellular and molecular intricacies of SLC6A8 and GAMT mutation-related neural impairment while simultaneously explore the…... Read More

The Lipshutz Lab would like to congratulate Staff Research Associate Taryn Diep on her accepted oral presentation. Out of 175 submitted abstracts to the 2024 Society for Inherited Metabolic Disorders (SIMD) Conference, Taryn’s abstract – centered on the dysmyelination of Arginase deficiency, has been selected as one of only six oral presentations. Congratulations on this accomplishment Taryn!... Read More

The Lipshutz Lab would like to congratulate Martin Wallner, Meera Pratap, and Dr. Gerry Lipshutz for their recent publication: GABAA-Receptors as Plausible Molecular Targets and Mediators for Taurine and Homotaurine Actions... Read More

The Lipshutz Lab would like to congratulate Staff Research Associate Lizzie Zhang for her achievements and her acceptance to the University of Virginia’s Neuroscience Graduate Program. Thank you for all your contributions to this lab!... Read More

The Lipshutz Lab would like to congratulate Staff Research Associate Colleen Le for her achievements and her acceptance into UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. Thank you for all of your contributions to this lab!... Read More

Lizzie Zhang and Dr. Gerry Lipshutz presented at this year’s ASGCT Conference. Lizzie presented “Oligodendrocyte Toxicity by Guanidino Compounds, Not Arginine, Fosters Dysmyelination in Arginase Deficiency and is Prevented by AAV-Based Gene Therapy.” Dr. Lipshutz presented “mRNA-3927 Therapy for Propionic Acidemia: Interim Data From a Phase 1/2 Study.” Congratulations to both Lizzie and Dr. Lipshutz!... Read More

Several members of the Lipshutz Lab attended the 26th Annual American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy Conference. These members included Dr. Gerry Lipshutz, Lizzie Zhang, Colleen Le, Natanya Gunn, Taryn Diep, Puja Patel, Yue Huang, and Aleks Bogoniewski.... Read More

Dr. Gerald Lipshutz has been awarded the Quest Award by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM)! The $2.3 million award will fund the lab’s work to develop a one-time gene therapy to treat creatine transporter deficiency, which inhibits creatine—a molecule that is an essential energy source for brain and muscle cells—from reaching the brain and muscles and causes neural…... Read More

“Mouse Study Shows Gene Therapy May Correct Creatine Deficiency Disorder” Link: https://www.uclahealth.org/news/LipshutzGAMT2022... Read More

Andrea, Lizzie, and Colleen attended the 25th Annual American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) Conference. Lizzie and Colleen presented their research.... Read More

Congratulations to Matt on receiving his PhD and starting a new position at Poseida Therapeutics joining Brian Truong!... Read More

We are all very excited to have her join our research group!... Read More

Matt Nitzahn presented his dissertation project to his committee, family and others interested in his work.... Read More

Congratulations to Colleen on her acceptance into the i2URP Program!... Read More

Matt, Suhail, and Jenna attended and presented their research at the 23rd Annual American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) virtual Conference.... Read More

Congratulations to Brian on receiving his PhD and starting a new job at Poseida Therapeutics!... Read More

Gerry Lipshutz is appointed as a member of the Gene and Drug Delivery Systems (GDD) Study Section for the NIH.... Read More