Alexander Disease Research Update

Alexander Disease Research Update

Albee Messing

Episodes 30
Avg. Duration 25m
Activity Highly Active
Since Jul 2021
Latest Episode Feb 2026

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Schedule
Every 2 Months
Format
Episodic
Consistency
36%
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About This Podcast

Monthly discussion of recent publications from the research literature on Alexander Disease, hosted by Albee Messing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Recent Episodes

Alexander Disease Research Update – Episode #30: 1) Speech-language impairments, and 2) GFAP concentrations in CSF and blood

Feb 01, 2026 28m

Send a textAlbee Messing, Debra Levin, and Amy Waldman discuss the following recent publications: [01:27]       Language Skills in Patients With Alexander Disease. American Journal of Speech-Language…

Alexander Disease Research Update - Episode #29: Genotype-phenotype correlations, or does variant predict course?

Jan 20, 2026 14m

Send a textAlbee Messing and Amanda Nagy discuss the following recent publication: [01:42]       Genotype-phenotype correlations of GFAP variants in type I Alexander disease subtypesMolecular…

Alexander Disease Research Update - Episode #28: GDF15, nausea, vomiting, and "failure to thrive"

Nov 11, 2025 26m

Send a textAlbee Messing, Tracy Hagemann, and Abby Olsen discuss the following recent publication: [01:45]       Growth Differentiation Factor 15 Elevation in the Central Nervous System Is Associated…

Alexander Disease Research Update – Episode #27: Genotype-phenotype association for 14 GFAP variants

Jul 09, 2025 32m

Send a textAlbee Messing, Mel Feany, and Natasha Snider discuss the following recent publication: Genotype-phenotype association for 14 GFAP variants in Alexander disease. Neurology: Genetics. 11,…

Alexander Disease Research Update – Episode #26: Changes in gene expression and cognitive function in the rat model

Apr 04, 2025 28m

Send a textAlbee Messing, Tracy Hagemann, and Rob Berman discuss the following recent publication: [02:01]       GFAP mutation and astrocyte dysfunction lead to a neurodegenerative profile with…

Alexander Disease Research Update – Episode #25: GFAP Variants in the UK Biobank - estimated prevalence of adult-onset AxD

Jan 22, 2025 27m

Send a textAlbee Messing, Charlie Wade, and Mel Feany discuss the following recent publication: [01:50]       Analysis of GFAP variants in UK Biobank suggests underdiagnosis or incomplete penetrance…

Alexander Disease Research Update – Episode #24: 1) iPS cell model with aberrant development and 2) unusual variant in GFAP affecting the eye

Nov 25, 2024 28m

Send a textAlbee Messing and Natasha Snider discuss the following recent publications: [01:04]       Aberrant neurodevelopment in human iPS cell-derived models of Alexander disease                 …

Alexander Disease Research Update - Episode #23: Albee Messing's presentation at the recent conference in Philadelphia

Aug 07, 2024 22m

Send a textAlbee Messing’s presentation at the recent Alexander disease conference in Philadelphia, August 3, 2024. Send your questions and feedback to:  [email protected] support research on…

Alexander Disease Research Update - Episode #22: 1) anesthesia and AxD, and 2) GFAP cross-linking to itself

Jul 07, 2024 20m

Send a textAlbee Messing, Amy Waldman, and Natasha Snider discuss the following recent publications: [02:07]       A retrospective observational cohort study of the anesthetic management and outcomes…

Alexander Disease Research Update - Episode #21: 1) Blood levels of GFAP, neurofilaments, and tau, and 2) planning for in-person conference in Philadelphia this summer.

May 16, 2024 15m

Send a textAlbee Messing, Jenny Pearson, Natasha Snider, and Amy Waldman discuss the following recent publication and the conference planned for this summer in Philadelphia: [02:02]       Plasma…

Alexander Disease Research Update - Episode #20: 3D bioprinting method for co-culture of neurons and astrocytes reveals new features of Alexander disease

Mar 24, 2024 15m

Send a textAlbee Messing and Linghai Kong discuss the following recent publication: [01:52]       3D bioprinting of human neural tissues with functional connectivity. Cell Stem Cell 31:260-274.e7…

Alexander Disease Research Update - Episode #19: Giant Axonal Neuropathy and Alexander Disease

Feb 10, 2024 18m

Send a textAlbee Messing, Rachel Battaglia, and Natasha Snider discuss the following publication: [00:59]       Intermediate filament dysregulation in astrocytes in the human disease model of KLHL16…

Alexander Disease Research Update - Episode #18: 1) Quantitative MRI in rat model, and 2) Developmental milestones in cerebral form of AxD

Nov 22, 2023 28m

Send a textAlbee Messing, Nick Stowe, JP Yu, and Amy Waldman discuss the following recent publications: [4:30]          Stowe NA, Singh AP, Barnett BR, Yi SY, Frautschi PC, Messing A, et al.…

Alexander Disease Research Update - Episode #17: 1) new iPS cell line, 2) acetylation and GFAP, and 3) STAT3 as a key regulator driving GFAP accumulation

Sep 08, 2023 24m

Send a textAlbee Messing, Rachel Battaglia, and Tracy Hagemann discuss the following recent publications: [01:45]       A defined roadmap of radial glia and astrocyte differentiation from human…

Alexander Disease Research Update - Episode #16: Webinar - Guangping Gao lab

Aug 08, 2023 1h 8m

Send a textWebinar on the strategy and preliminary results for “AAV-mediated Gene Silencing for the Treatment of Alexander Disease” presented by Drs. Guangping Gao, Jun Xie, and Dominic Gessler from…

Alexander Disease Research Update - Episode #15: subclassifications of Type I; questions regarding 1) mesenchymal stem cells and 2) the intransasal route of delivery

Apr 05, 2023 20m

Send a textAlbee Messing and Davide Tonduti discuss the following recent publication: [00:41]       Type I Alexander Disease: Update and Validation of the Clinical Evolution-Based…

Alexander Disease Research Update - Episode #14: whole exome/genome sequencing; more questions on the brainstem

Nov 12, 2022 18m

Send a textAlbee Messing and Josh Bonkowsky discuss the following recent publication: [02:13]       Identification of a novel de novo pathogenic variant in GFAP in an Iranian family with Alexander…

Alexander Disease Research Update - Episode #13: MRI diffusion tractography - what can it tell us?

Oct 13, 2022 16m

Send a textAlbee Messing, Emi Takahashi, Arastoo Vossough, and Amy Waldman discuss the following recent publication: [02:03]        Identification of association fibers using ex vivo diffusion…

Alexander Disease Research Update - Episode #12: GFAP variants and oxidative stress/mitochondrial dysfunction; commentary on dizziness, risks of brain biopsies

Sep 01, 2022 25m

Send a textAlbee Messing, Rachel Battaglia, and Abby Olsen discuss the following recent publication: [01:00]        Alexander disease GFAP R239C mutant shows increased susceptibility to lipoxidation…

Alexander Disease Research Update - Episode #11: neurology 101 (location, location, location), discussion on the autonomic nervous system

Aug 05, 2022 33m

Send a textAlbee Messing and Abby Olsen discuss the following recent publication: [03:04]       Adult-onset Alexander disease: new causal sequence variant in the GFAP gene. (Neurology: Genetics, in…

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