We have released our latest preprint, titled: Activity-assembled nBAF complex mediates rapid immediate early gene transcription by regulating RNA Polymerase II productive elongation. This study was...

Ramen was awarded the 2023-24 UC Merced senate award to study a novel inhibitor of the neuronal activity-induced gene transcription. The proposal is titled, 'A study of BAF complex functions in...

Our paper titled, 'Mild membrane depolarization in neurons induces immediate early gene transcription and acutely subdues responses to successive stimulus' is now published in JBC. In this paper we...

Ramen (PI) and our wonderful collaborator at Purdue university –Dr. Emily Dykhuizen (Co-PI)– received a R21 award from NIMH. The funded grant is titled, "BAF complex inhibitors in neuronal development...

Andie Venegas was accepted in the QSB Ph.D. program. Andie has chosen to pursue her Ph.D. with us and will start as a graduate student in Spring of 2022. We are excited to have Andie in the lab as a...

Woo-hoo! Our abstract, titled "The nBAF (mSWI/SNF) Complex Regulates Activity-induced Neuronal Gene Transcription by Facilitating RNA Polymerase II Elongation", was accepted for oral presentation at...

Ramen was awarded the 2021-2022 UC Merced Senate Research Award to study BAF complex functions in neurons using novel inhibitors.

Karen Cornejo, a QSB first-year student, joins the lab to pursue her Ph.D. after three weeks of rotation with us. Welcome, Karen! Let's BAFfle and dazzle!

Here's the link to Anna Tancredi's ASBMB Today article about our our recent work (published in JBC) on flame retardants. This article is geared towards the general audience.

Ramen is now an Associate Professor (with tenure). Thanks and gratitude to every Saha lab member –past and present– for their hard work and contribution towards this success.