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Headshot of SFARI Investigator Gloria B. Choi.
Headshot of SFARI Investigator Gloria B. Choi.

Awardee

Gloria B. Choi, Ph.D.

SFARI Investigator

Affiliations
  • Associate Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Publications

Maternal immune activation in mice disrupts proteostasis in the fetal brain.

Nat. Neurosci., January 31, 2021

B. Kalish, Kim E., Finander B., Duffy E.E., Kim H., Gilman C.K., et al.

IL-17a promotes sociability in mouse models of neurodevelopmental disorders.

Nature, December 31, 2019

Reed M.D., Y. Yim, Wimmer R.D.,, Kim H., Ryu C., Welch G.M., et al.

Reversing behavioural abnormalities in mice exposed to maternal inflammation.

Nature, September 27, 2017

Y. Yim, Park A., Berrios J., Lafourcade M., Pascual L.M., Soares N., et al.

Maternal gut bacteria promote neurodevelopmental abnormalities in mouse offspring.

Nature, September 27, 2017

Kim S., Kim H., Y. Yim, Ha S., Atarashi K., Tan T.G., et al.

Projects

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Elucidating mechanisms underlying fever-associated rescue of behavioral phenotypes relevant to autism

Awarded 2019
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Delineating neural circuits underlying maternal immune activated autism-like behaviors in mice

Awarded 2017

Featuring Gloria B. Choi

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SFARI 2019 Research Awardees Announced

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Maternal Gut Bacteria Provide a Link Between Maternal Infection and Autism Risk

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SFARI 2017 Pilot and Research Awardees Announced

Events

Neuroimmune interactions shaping social behavior in mouse models for neurodevelopmental disorders

Lecture

October 30, 2019

5–6:15 p.m. ET

Speaker

Gloria B. Choi

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