Biography
Department: Comparative Biosciences
Immunology Focus area: Neuroimmunology, innate immunity, epigenetic regulation of transcription and immune cell memory
Descriptive Title of Research: Mechanisms of microglial regulation by hypoxia, and their role in neuroplasticity
Research Description:
- Signal transduction and transcriptional regulation in microglia
- Regulation of microglial immune activities by paradigms of hypoxia
- Epigenetic modulation of microglial immune cell memory and fetal programming
- Role of microglia in forms of motor neuron plasticity in the respiratory control system
- Sex differences in microglial responses in chronic neuroinflammatory disease
Link to Publications:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/jyoti.watters.1/bibliography/47061664/public/?sort=date&direction=descending
Graduate Program Affiliations: CMB, ERP, METC, CBMS, CMP
Lab Website: https://www.vetmed.wisc.edu/lab/watters/
