The Ferrell Lab has several active collaborations with labs within and around NEOMED; read more about them below
Dr. Christine Dengler-Crish, NEOMED
The Crish and Ferrell Labs are studying the connections between altered peripheral metabolism and the development and progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
Dr. Matthew Smith, NEOMED
The Smith and Ferrell labs are collaborating on a project examining retinal degeneration due to circadian disruption.
Dr. Sheila Fleming, NEOMED
The Fleming and Ferrell labs are studying behavioral deficits in mice lacking the bile acid receptor Tgr5.
NOAC
The Northern Ohio Alcohol Center, part of the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, investigates the genetic, molecular, and physiological mechanisms by which alcohol induces adaptive or maladaptive responses in the body.
PLRC
The Pittsburgh Liver Research Center is a multidisciplinary center composed of researchers and clinicians working in the fields of liver regeneration, liver cancer, and other chronic liver diseases.
Dr. Xinwen Wang, NEOMED
The Wang and Ferrell labs are identifying how altered serotonergic signaling in Tgr5 knockout mice affects liver fibrosis.