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• "An emerging role of PRRT2 in regulating growth cone morphology" by Savino E et al. published in Cells, (2021.10)
  
  
• "Clinical and functional characterization of a novel STUB1 frameshift mutation in autosomal dominant spinocerebellar ataxia type 48 (SCA48)" by Chen HY et al., published in Journal of Biomedical Science (2021.9)
  
  
• Congratulations to Prof. Jin-Wu Tsai for receiving "Outstanding Research Award" from Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (2020.9)
  
  
• "Efficient in Utero Gene Transfer to the Mammalian Inner Ears by the Synthetic Adeno-Associated Viral Vector Anc80L65" by Hu CJ, Lu YC, Tsai YH, et al. published in Molecular Therapy-Methods & Clinical Development (2020.9)
  
  
• Congratulations to Prof. Jin-Wu Tsai for receiving "Epilepsy Research Award" from Taiwan Epilepsy Society (2020.8)
  
  
• "Impairment in Dynein-Mediated Nuclear Translocation by BICD2 C-terminal Truncation Leads to Neuronal Migration Defect and Human Brain Malformation" by Tsai MH, Cheng HY, Nian FS, et al. published in Acta Neuropathologica Communications (2020.7)
  
  
• Congratulations to Prof. Jin-Wu Tsai for winning "Medical Student-Elected Excellent Teaching Award" from NYMU School of Medicine for 6 consecutive years (2020.7)
  
  
• "Muscle atrophy-related myotube-derived exosomal microRNA in neuronal dysfunction: Targeting both coding and long noncoding RNAs" by Yang CP, Yang WS, Wong YH, et al. published in Aging Cell (2020.5)
  
  
• "Pathogenic Variants in CEP85L Cause Sporadic and Familial Posterior Predominant Lissencephaly" by Tsai MH, Muir AM, et al. published in Neuron (2020.4)
  
  
  

• "Cellular secretion and cytotoxicity of transthyretin mutant proteins underlie late-onset amyloidosis and neurodegeneration" by Ibrahim RB, et al. published in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences (2020.4)
  
  
• "WNT3A Promotes Neuronal Regeneration upon Traumatic Brain Injury" by Chang CY, et al. published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2020.2)
  

• Congratulations to Prof. Jin-Wu Tsai for receiving "TienTe Lee Award for Medical and Pharmacological Technologies: Young Investigators" (2019.12)
  
  
• "Multiple Functions of KBP in Neural Development Underlie Brain Anomalies in Goldberg-Shprintzen Syndrome" by Chang HY, et al. published in Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience (2019.11)

• Congratulations to Prof. Jin-Wu Tsai for receiving his 3rd "Excellent Teaching Award" from NYMU School of Medicine (2019.9)
  
  
• "Rab18 collaborates with Rab7 to modulate lysosomal and autophagy activities in the nervous system: An overlapping mechanism for Warburg micro syndrome and Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy type 2B" by Nian FS, et al. published in Molecular Neurobiology (2019.9)
  
  
• Congratulations to Prof. Jin-Wu Tsai for receiving "Research Award for Junior Research Investigators" from Academia Sinica (2019.6)
  
  
• "PRRT2 missense mutations cluster near C-terminus and frequently lead to protein mislocalization" by Tsai MH, Nian FS, et al. published in Epilepsia (2019.5)
  
  
• "Constitutive inactivation of the PRRT2 gene alters short-term synaptic plasticity and promotes network hyperexcitability in hippocampal neurons" by Valente P et al. published in Cerebral Cortex (2019.5)
  
  
• Congratulations to Prof. Jin-Wu Tsai for receiving "Y. Z. Hsu Science Paper Award" from Far Eastern Y. Z. Hsu Science and Technology Memorial Foundation (2019.5)
  
  
• "Contributions of Animal Models to the Mechanisms and Therapies of Transthyretin Amyloidosis" by Ibrahim RB, Liu YT, et al. published in Frontiers in Physiology (2019.4)
  
  
• "Gli2 rescues delays in brain development induced by Kif3a dysfunction" by Chen JL et al. published in Cerebral Cortex (2019.2)

• "Atoh1 controls primary cilia formation to allow for SHH-triggered granule neuron progenitors proliferation" by Chang CH, Zanini M, Shirvani H, et al. published in Developmental Cell (2019.1)

• "Gli2 modulates cell cycle re-entry through autophagy-mediated regulation on the length of primary cilia" by Hsiao CJ, Chang CH, et al. published in Journal of Cell Science (2018.12)
  

• "Contactin-1/F3 regulates neuronal migration and morphogenesis throughmodulating RhoA activity" by Chen YA, Lu IL, et al. published in Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience (2018.11)
  
  
• "A rare human CEP290 variant disrupts the molecular integrity of the primary cilium and impairs Sonic Hedgehog machinery" by Kilander MBC, et al. published in Scientific Reports (2018.11)
  

• Our research article Lu IL et al., Nature Communications 2018 is featured in GeneOnline. (2018.8)

• "Identification of genes associated with cortical malformation using a transposon-mediated somatic mutagenesis screen in mice" by Lu IL et al. is pubished in Nature Communications (2018.6)
  
  
• "Lis1 dysfunction leads to traction force reduction and cytoskeletal disorganization during cell migration" by Jheng GW et al. is published in Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications (2018.3)
  

• "Inhibitory effects of curcumin and cyclocurcumin in 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+) induced neurotoxicity in differentiated PC12 cells" by Chakraborty S et al. is published in Scientific Reports (2017.12)
  
  
• Congratulations to Wei-Szu Lou and Shieh-Yu Hung for winning "Undergraduate Research Grant" from the Ministry of Science and Technology (2017.6)
  
  
• Congratulations to Ching-Ju Hsiao for being nominated for "Yin Shuin-Ruo Memorial Award for Oustanding Thesis" (2017.5)
  
  
• "Ascl1 promotes tangential migration and confines migratory routes by induction of Ephb2 in the telencephalon" by Liu YH et al. is published in Scientific Reports (2017.3)
  
  
• "Cdk12 Regulates Neurogenesis and Late-Arising Neuronal Migration in the Developing Cerebral Cortex" by Chen HR et al. is published in Cerebral Cortex (2017.3)
  
  
• "A novel DCX missense mutation in a family with X-linked lissencephaly and subcortical band heterotopia syndrome inherited from a low-level somatic mosaic mother: Genetic and functional studies" by Tsai MH et al. is published in European Journal of Paediatric Neurology (2016.9)
  
  
• Congratulations to Yi-An Chen for winning "Oustanding Thesis of NYMU " (2016.8)
  
  
• "PRRT2 mutations lead to neuronal dysfunction and neurodevelopmental defects" by Liu YT et al. is published in Oncotarget (2016.6)
  
  
• Congratulations to Hsin-Yun Chang and Ssu-Yu Yeh for winning "Undergraduate Research Grant" from the Ministry of Science and Technology (2016.6)
  
  
• Congratulations to Yi-An Chen for being nominated for "Yin Shuin-Ruo Memorial Award for Oustanding Thesis" (2016.5)
  
  
• "Quantification of the Metabolic State in Cell-Model of Parkinson's Disease by Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy" by Chakraborty S et al. is published in Scienfitic Reports (2016.1)
  
  
• Congratulations to Prof. Jin-Wu Tsai for winning "Excellent Teaching Award" from NYMU (2015.9)