On November 11, the Walk family presented a check for the full amount of the proceeds from their annual fuNFest fundraiser. The Washington University NF Center thanks them for their continued support of NF research! >New Drug Shows Promise for NF1 Plexiform Neurofibromas >Fall 2014 Beat NF Program Another Success >Upcoming Events >Ways to Support the Washington University NF Center >Stay Connected >Understanding the Diverse Clinical Features of NF1 >Researcher Profile: Sidney Williams, PhD “ ” - Corina Anastasaki, PhD, Gutmann Research Laboratory
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On November 11, the Walk family presented a check for
the full amount of the proceeds from their annual fuNFest
fundraiser. The Washington University NF Center thanks
them for their continued support of NF research!
> New D rug Sh ow s
P romis e for NF1
Pl exi form Ne urof ib romas
> Fa l l 20 14 B e at NF
P rog ram An oth e r Su cces s
> Up comi ng Even ts
>W ays t o Su p p ort t he
W ash ingt on Uni ve rsi t y
NF Cen te r
> Stay C onne ct e d
> Un de rst an ding th e Di v e rs e
C l in ical Fe at ures of NF1
> Re se arche r P rofi le : S id ne y
Wi l l iams , P hD
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” - Corina Anastasaki, PhD, Gutmann Research Laboratory
Hirbe advocates a multidiscipl inary approach to care
. . . to ensure optimal management of people with NF1.
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Sidney is our newest member of the Washington University NF
Center Research Laboratories. She earned her bachelor’s degree in
Neuroscience in 2007 at Furman University, and received her
master’s degree in Behavioral Neuroscience in 2009 at Florida
Atlantic University. She went on to complete her PhD in
Neurobiology in 2014 at the University of Alabama, Birmingham.
Her current research focuses on how the NF1 gene controls nerve
cell function in the part of the mouse brain responsible for learning