2021
June
  • Ken presented his work at the Keystone symposium on neuro-immune interactions in health and disease.
May
  • Our paper on circulating EV-miRNA changes in socially stressed mice was published in FEBS Open Bio. 
April 
  • The lab received an NIMH R01 supplement award.
  • Shin-ichi gave a talk at the Indiana CTSI Retreat.
  • Shin-ichi's commentary was published in Schizophrenia Bulletin. 
March
  • Norimichi left the lab to start a new faculty position in Japan. Congratulation!
January
  • Vidhula Prasanna Kumar joined the lab.

2020
December
  • Shin-ichi presented the lab's work at the ACNP meeting (virtual).
October
  • Shin-ichi gave a short talk at the ISEV workshop (virtual).
July
  • Eisuke left the lab to start a new faculty position in Japan. Congratulation!
  • Norimichi received a CIRC Emerging Scholar award. 
June
  • Jana Badrani started her lab rotation.
  • Ken presented his work at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory meeting on Glia in health and disease.
April
  • Norimichi Ito (Niwa lab) started to work closely with Kano lab.
January
  • Destynie joined the lab.

2019
December
  • Shin-ichi presented the lab's work at the ACNP meeting (@Orlando, FL).
October
  • Destynie Medeiros started her lab rotation.
August
  • Doan Ngo and Hency Patel joined the lab.
  • Dania Mallah joined the lab.
  • The lab received an NIMH R21 award.
June
  • Shin-ichi presented the lab's work at a Keystone Symposium (@Keystone, CO).
  • Peyton Blalock and Claire Elliott joined the lab.
April
  • Shin-ichi presented the lab's work at the ISEV meeting (@Kyoto, Japan).
  • Shin-ichi gave a talk at a UAB psychiatry symposium.
  • Julia (@JHU) presented her work at the JHU DREAMS symposium. 
  • Ken Matoba joined the lab. 
March
  • Eisuke presented his research at the UAB CNET retreat.
  • Shin-ichi gave a talk at a UAB symposium.
February
  • Shin-ichi gave a talk at the UAB neurobiology seminar series.
  • Our paper on astrocyte GST function in inflammation was published in Science Signaling. 
  • Eisuke gave a talk and received an award at the UAB postdoc research day.
January
  • The lab moved to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). 

​2018
December
  • Shin-ichi presented the lab's work at the ACNP meeting (@Hollywood, FL).
November
  • Shin-ichi gave a talk at the City College of New York Dept. Biology Colloquium.
  • Eisuke gave a talk at the SfN meeting (@San Diego).
September
  • Our review paper on extracellular vesicles and psychiatric disorders was published in Schizophrenia Bulletin. 
  • Our paper on host-pathogen interaction in schizophrenia was published in Molecular Psychiatry. 
  • Julia made an oral presentation at the JHU HOUR seminar series.
  • Yuta Kobayashi joined the lab.
August​
  • Gazi Capar finished his summer research.
July
  • Julia presented her poster at the JHU CARES Symposium. 
May
  • Swati Agarwal joined the lab.
  • Indigo moved to his new position in New York. Congratulation! 
April
  • Indigo successfully defended his B.S./M.S. thesis.
  • Julia received a JHU STAR award. Congratulations, Julia!
March
  • Shin-ichi gave a talk at the ISEV Baltimore workshop (@JHU).
  • The lab received the first NIH R01 award (an NIMH R01 award)!
February
  • Santiago Gonzalez joined the lab.

2017
December
  • Our paper on IL-33 deficient mice was published in eNeuro. This is our lab's first paper!
  • Shin-ichi presented the lab's work at the ACNP meeting (@Palm Desert, CA).
November
  • Eisuke and Indigo presented their work at the SfN meeting (@Washington DC)
October
  • Eisuke presented his work at the ERCC9 meeting (@Rockville, MD).
September
  • Sharon Chow joined the lab.
August
  • Julia See joined the lab.
June
  • Eric left the lab to start a graduate study at the University of Maryland. Congratulation!
  • Samuel Kou and Thomas Wan joined the lab.
  • Eisuke and Indigo presented their works at the Department's research potpourri.
April
  • Shin-ichi presented the lab's work at the RIKEN Sakura symposium (@RIKEN, Japan).
January
  • Indigo became a B.S./M.S. student. 

2016 
December
  • Eric presented his work at the SfN Baltimore chapter meeting (@JHU).
  • The lab received a 2016 Discovery Venture Award from the Department of Psychiatry.
September
  • Kiara Kaylor joined the lab.
July
  • The lab received a 2016 Discovery Fund Innovation Award from the School of Medicine.
June
  • Indigo Rose joined the lab.
  • Brian left the lab and started his medical student at the Johns Hopkins. Congratulation! 
May
  • Eisuke and Eric presented their work at the Department's research potpourri. 
  • Timar Mascio joined the lab.
April
  • Akiho Murata joined the lab.
March
  • Takashi left the lab to pursue his passion in malaria research. Congratulation!

2015
November
  • Rei finished her research program. 
  • Eisuke Dohi joined the lab.
September
  • Brian Lo came back to the lab. 
  • Megan Chen joined the lab. 
August
  • Takashi Imai joined the lab. 
July
  • Eric Choi joined the lab. 
  • Rubia finished her summer research.
  • Stella left the lab to start a new position in South Korea. Congratulation!
  • Daniel left the lab to start his master's program at the Johns Hopkins SPH. 
June
  • Serban Negoita and Rei Mitani joined the lab.​
May
  • Rubia Mohr joined the lab for summer research.
  • Daniel presented his work at the Department's research potpourri.

2014
September
  • Daniel Chang, Bryn Cross, and Stella Park joined the lab. 
March
  • The lab officially started.