https://www.fcblab.org/welcome daily 1.0 2026-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3e64675cfd7926326d42f7/1548803508112-0K3NAFOGHPM9PGOCH3VP/Tmem119.png Welcome https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3e64675cfd7926326d42f7/1623870186956-CZTEK4UHFCIZ224SKJ2S/Screen+Shot+2021-06-16+at+2.49.37+PM.png Welcome - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3e64675cfd7926326d42f7/1548806806466-TCL3ZL0QTBSB3GJXKRHT/bennett+website+diagram.png Welcome https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3e64675cfd7926326d42f7/1623868984708-WUP6C1MO83DTQY8H41RH/Screen+Shot+2021-06-16+at+2.36.27+PM.png Welcome - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3e64675cfd7926326d42f7/5bcb5440-c03f-4029-b5a9-5e96548469da/labphoto_2025_Oct.jpg Welcome https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3e64675cfd7926326d42f7/1613426865356-UZ0TDI1IOP3Z67EC35LM/IMG_2260.jpg Welcome Frederick “Chris” Bennett, MD Principal Investigator Research Question: How can we treat diseases using microglia? Hobbies: pep talks, parenting, brewing, wandering around https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3e64675cfd7926326d42f7/cddcf7e3-172f-433a-a40d-51c819389afa/Luna%2C+Esteban+-+Photo.jpg Welcome - Make it stand out Esteban Luna, MD, PhD Resident Physician Research Question: How does microglial dysfunction contribute to Parkinson’s Disease? Hobbies: spending time with family and friends, exercising, reading https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3e64675cfd7926326d42f7/1613426903504-GS9G48RE6H5DDK4GDSRK/EEB7A39C-7157-41C7-A199-53C7D01D8243.jpg Welcome Carleigh O’Brien, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow Research Question: Are microglia and macrophages functionally different? Hobbies: volleyball, horror movies, not exercising https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3e64675cfd7926326d42f7/1633379876577-XEVY43Q4T0Q539M0IO8T/Image+from+iOS+%285%29.jpg Welcome - Make it stand out Will Aisenberg, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow Research Question: Can replacing diseased microglia with healthy surrogates improve neurological disease outcomes? Hobbies: hiking, restaurant hopping, cocktail making, baking, parenting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3e64675cfd7926326d42f7/062fd505-7172-4870-8338-cdaef59e3cec/IMG_3849.jpg Welcome - Make it stand out Krystal Oon, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow Research Question: Can engineered macrophages be used to treat neurodegenerative diseases? Hobbies: yoga, meditation, ice skating, collecting plants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3e64675cfd7926326d42f7/df6a06fc-ad07-4137-84d4-79fed3f39d19/IMG_3917.jpg Welcome - Make it stand out Jessie Axsom, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow Research question: How do microglia regulate metabolism, and how does metabolism regulate microglia? Hobbies: Running, reading, watching WNCAA sports, and spoiling my cats https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3e64675cfd7926326d42f7/1613427698570-WTHZB7NIZ7IJQN5NK1PA/20181024_221630.jpg Welcome Fazeela Yaqoob, MS Research Associate Research question: Can we treat neurological diseases by replacing bad microglia with good microglia? Hobbies: movies, reading, driving https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3e64675cfd7926326d42f7/1630507230353-E1ZK86U8WNEDE40UP48V/IMG_3667.jpeg Welcome - Make it stand out Sai Chaluvadi, BS Graduate Student (NGG, MSTP) Research Question: How can we replace diseased microglia with healthy surrogates? Hobbies: playing/watching sports (basketball, football, volleyball, frisbee), watching light-hearted TV shows, trying new restaurants, hanging out with friends https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3e64675cfd7926326d42f7/8d3b71ef-c602-4bc3-a247-9d34a1727920/IMG_0916.jpg Welcome - Make it stand out Ryan Anderson, BS Graduate Student (PGG) Research Question: How can we use hematopoietic stem cells to study and treat neurodegenerative disease? Hobbies: music (making it, collecting it, teaching it), soccer, basketball, running, hiking, being a cat dad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3e64675cfd7926326d42f7/6d1a2b82-62d2-4ce7-9670-4c25ad259830/IMG_4677.jpg Welcome - Make it stand out Daniel Shapiro, BS Graduate Student (GTV, MSTP) Research Question: Do microglia retain a memory of infection? Hobbies: bar hopping, being with friends, trying new restaurants, paint by numbers, playing guitar poorly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3e64675cfd7926326d42f7/12855a84-d679-40f1-867e-ec4379bac7e5/IMG_0429.jpg Welcome - Make it stand out Taylor Phillips-Jones, BS Graduate Student (NGG, MSTP) Research Question: How do prenatal insults alter microglial function in the developing brain? 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