Mizuno Neuroendocrine Research Lab

Tooru Mizuno is on tour in Japan. Gave lectures/seminars at Obihiro Univ Agri and Vet Med (Sept 13) and St. Marianna Univ School of Med (Sept 20).

Tooru Mizuno is at ENDO2024 in Boston over the weekend.

Navreet presented her poster at the Undergraduate Research Poster competition!

"Environmental enrichment accentuates glucose-induced feeding suppression and glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor gene expression in the hypothalamus of mice" is published in Nutritional Neuroscience today. This is our first paper in 2023.

Navreet Dhindsa's last day in the lab. She worked on the project "Effect of environmental enrichment on the expression of metabolism-related genes in liver and skeletal muscle". Great job! Good luck with your future studies.

Today is Gursagar Jhanji last day in the lab. It was his 2nd summer in our lab. Thanks Garry for your hard work and good luck with your future studies.

Another paper has been accepted for publication in NeuroReport. Three papers within 3 weeks.
Glucose and fructose directly stimulate brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene expression in microglia.
Muhammad S. Aldhshan, Gursagar Jhanji and Tooru M. Mizuno

A link to our newest paper:

Effect of environmental enrichment on aggression and the expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor transcript variants in group-housed male mice Social and environmental factors influence behavior via modulation of brain physiological functions. Environmental enrichment (EE) is an animal housin…

Another paper has been accepted for publication in Behavioural Brain Research. This is Muhammad’s second paper within a week. This doesn’t happen often. Congratulations!

Effect of environmental enrichment on aggression and the expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor transcript variants in group-housed male mice
Muhammad S. Aldhshan and Tooru M. Mizuno

Muhammad's first paper from our lab. Congratulations Muhammad!

https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/13/7073

PBD student Fariba Forozan completed Winter term research project "Nutrient and hormonal regulation of neurotrophic factors in liver cells". Great job and congratulations!

Muhammad Aldhshan was named the winner of the Janice Dodd Award for Excellence in Endocrine Physiology. Please join us in congratulating Muhammad for his achievement.