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Mouse hippocampus, with Iba-1 and GFAP labeled.

Morgan Taylor, PhD

My goal is to apply molecular biology techniques to understand interactions between the central nervous system and peripheral immunity in disorders of the brain. My current research as a postdoc at Ohio State University focuses on effects of traumatic brain injury on the stress response.

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National Neurotrauma Society Annual Meeting
June 2024, San Francisco, CA

Latest Publications

Graphical representation of the changing role of glucocorticoid and its receptor as time passes after a TBI.

Glucocorticoid receptor (GR) is a fundamental link between stress and immune responses, and preclinical evidence suggests GR plays an important role in microglia-mediated outcomes after TBI and other neuroinflammatory conditions. In this review, I summarize GR-mediated stress dysfunction after TBI, highlighting the role of microglia. Despite issues with past glucocorticoid therapeutics, GR as a target after TBI is worth further exploration.

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