In this video, Fred Etoc discusses his research using organoids to study the developing brain.

Ryan Purcell is a postdoctoral fellow at Emory University. He previously worked as an assistant managing editor at the American Journal of Bioethics Neuroscience.

In this video, Faranak Fattahi discusses her lab’s use of human pluripotent stem cells to study the cell types and diseases of the enteric nervous system.

Kristie Garza is a PhD candidate in the Neuroscience Graduate Program at Emory University. Garza’s research focuses on the role of non-neuronal cells in learning and memory processes related to PTSD. She received her BS in psychology from the University of Texas at Austin.

In this presentation, Mathew Blurton-Jones will: - Introduce methods to differentiate pluripotent stem cells into microglia. - Describe approaches that can be used to validate the resulting cells. - Describe in vitro assays that can be used to examine microglial function. - Identify potential caveats with in vitro microglial culture. - Explain development and use of new chimeric mouse models to study human microglial function in vivo.