The Ryan Institute was pleased to welcome four new faculty affiliates in Spring 2026 from the College of Health Sciences and College of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering. Specializing in research areas that complement the institute’s focus on pathogenic mechanisms of neurodegenerative disease, our URI network of affiliated faculty are valuable partners in advancing the […]

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    October 2024 Emily Reedich presented results from her work with the Manuel lab at the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in Chicago: “This year, the SfN Annual Meeting drew more than 20,000 attendees,” said Reedich, who also presented a poster with the Ryan Institute’s Quinlan lab. “The breadth of neuroscience research presented at […]

  Publications *Ryan Institute affiliation Nascimento, Filipe, M. Görkem Özyurt, Kareen Halablab, Gardave Singh Bhumbra, Guillaume Caron, Marcin Bączyk, Daniel Zytnicki, et al. Spinal Microcircuits Go through Multiphasic Homeostatic Compensations in a Mouse Model of Motoneuron Degeneration. Cell Reports 43, no. 12, 2024.  Reedich EJ,* Genry LT,* Steele PR,* Mena Avila E,* Dowaliby L,* Drobyshevsky A, […]

  The Manuel Lab focuses on unraveling the intricacies of the motor system and understanding how normal motor function is impacted in pathological conditions. Employing a range of cutting-edge techniques, including in vivo electrophysiology, in vitro electrophysiology, viral approaches, and advanced imaging methods, our research aims to shed light on the underlying mechanisms governing motor […]