Happy WDSD from the Head Lab and UCI CFAR-DS. In this video, members of the lab wish everyone a Happy World Down Syndrome Day in several different languages. Celebrate this Saturday 3.21 with us! youtube.com/watch?v=1D5SwCu2…
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Another award for CFAR-DS leadership! Dr. Head @ElzHead is the 2024 UCI School of Medicine @UCIMedSchool Basic Science Faculty Mentor of the Year! Dr. Head and other mentors will be honored next month. Congrats to Dr. Head on this well-deserved honor. #downsyndrome #research
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So proud of Cherie Stringer! She has advanced!!! Next step dissertation! @AquaporinGirl @UCI_CFAR_DS @HeadLab21
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To close #downsyndromeawarenessmonth we move into the present, featuring current researcher Jeremy Rouanet, an MD PhD student at UCI studying brain path in aging with DS focusing on Pittsburgh compound B and the effects of amyloid and other path in the striatum in people with DS.
Head Lab members joined the UCI Alz Stars team at the @ALZWalkToEndAlz in OC this weekend! The Alz Assoc of OC @endalzoc continues to fund important work at UCI. #AlzheimersDisease #DownSyndrome
Head Lab Graduate Student Researcher Cherie Anne Stringer @AquaporinGirl was just awarded a Rose Hills Foundation scholarship! She is pursuing a PhD in experimental pathology at UCI, mentored by @ElzHead. Cherie looks forward to teaching the next generation of scientists.

ALT Head Lab Award Winner Cherie Anne Stringer, photos of Cherie with research poster, headshot, and in lab with sample. Quote from Cherie below “ I'm very passionate about teaching and bringing up the next generation of scientists. So I've sought out training opportunities in pedagogy, mentorship, and course design to help me better prepare for a career in teaching. The Rose Hills Scholarship is intended to award graduate students for their hard work in development of leadership and mentorship skills and I am truly honored to have been awarded this fellowship.”
💙Happy World Down syndrome Day from the Head lab!💛
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