Ryoichi 'Morgan' Sono started in the lab in 2019 as an undergraduate researcher. Joined as a graduate student during the pandemic in 2021. Defended his Ph.D. thesis today. Will be in the job market...

We received the W. M. Keck Foundation’s bridge funding that will support our Tat peptide-related projects. This funding is to 'support high-impact basic science research and retention of ... early to...

Congratulations, the unBAFfled Dr. Karen Cornejo!

We received a new R21 award from NIMH. The project is titled, 'The BAF chromatin remodeling complex in experience-induced neuronal gene transcription and synapse maturation; implications for autism...

Transcription Regulation by Neuronal Activity. To the Nucleus and Back. 2nd edition. Edited by Ramen Saha and Serena M Dudek. Published by Springer Nature Switzerland. Details in the 'Publication' pag...

Our study, "Activity-assembled nBAF complex mediates rapid immediate early gene transcription by regulating RNA polymerase II productive elongation", is now published in Cell Reports. See the Publicat...

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...