Watch this week’s CAN Trainee Research feature, with Scott Bell, who obtained his PhD at McGill University, working with Dr. Carl Ernst. He presents the publication:
Bell, S., et al., 2019. Mutations in ACTL6B Cause Neurodevelopmental Deficits and Epilepsy and Lead to Loss of Dendrites in Human Neurons. The American Journal of Human Genetics 104, 815–834.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002929719301181
Scott Bell made this discovery as a Ph.D. student in the laboratory of Dr. Carl Ernst, at the Douglas Hospital Research Centre, affiliated to McGill University. He currently is pursing a medical degree at the University of Calgary to help establish better medical care and outcomes for patients with rare neurodevelopmental disorders.
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