Tay Lab

Teaching at Boston University

Spring 2027

  • CAS BI534 Seminar: Progress in Neurobiology (Graduate Student Seminar for Neurobiology Students)

Fall 2026

  • CAS BI/NE503; GMS AN703 Neuroimmunology (Biology/Neuroscience/BMB seniors, Neuro/CM/MCBB/other GRS/GPN/A&N/other GMS graduate students)
  • CAS BI533 Seminar: Progress in Neurobiology (Graduate Student Seminar for Neurobiology Students)

Fall 2025

  • CAS BI/NE503; GMS AN703 Neuroimmunology (Biology/Neuroscience/BMB juniors and seniors, Neuro/CM/MCBB/other GRS/GPN/A&N/other GMS graduate students)

    • Brain Buddies Episode "Role of Microglia in Stroke" crash course video
    The Glia Gals And Max! | Schizophrenia and Microglia crash course video
    Peripheral Macrophages & Their Impact on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Christmas album: song parodies
    HIV and its effects on Astrocytes informational video on HIV-associated neurocognitive diseases (HAND)
    Why losing sleep makes you forget everything and what microglia have to do with it vodcast
    NeuroNappers Ep.50: “Our Immune System Wakes Up While We Sleep, Ameliorating Alzheimer's Pathology” podcast on the role of parenchymal border macrophages
    The Hidden Truth Behind Multiple Sclerosis digital magazine focusing on oligodendrocytes
    "Hidden Neuron" | Linking Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to Astrocytes vintage newspaper

Fall 2024

  • CAS BI/NE503; GMS AN703 Neuroimmunology (Biology/Neuroscience/BMB juniors and seniors, Neuro/CM/MCBB/other GRS/GPN/A&N/other GMS graduate students)

    • Astrocytes in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis – a TikTok production *TikTok Doom Scrolling *refs
    The Final Blow: A CTE Story *short movie *refs
    The Microglial Pals: Astrocytes and Alzheimer’s Disease *animated video *refs
    Dateline - The Day Oligodendrocytes Disappeared *YouTube video
    Hope for Multiple Sclerosis- A Story of Cellular Interactions and Treatment Potential *comic strip *refs

  • CAS BI533 Seminar: Progress in Neurobiology (Graduate Student Seminar for Neurobiology Students)

Spring 2024

  • GMS AN802 Seminar: Research Colloquium –– Neuroimmunology Literature Seminar (Anatomy & Neurobiology graduate students)

Fall 2023

  • CAS BI594/NE594 Neuroimmunology (Biology/Neuroscience seniors, Neuro/CM/MCBB/GPN/A&N graduate students)

    • Oligodendrocytes in Multiple Sclerosis *crash course videos
    Microglia and Major Depressive Disorder *multimedia webpage
    Astrocytes and Autism *podcast *Instagram *refs

Spring 2023

  • CAS BI582 Professional Development Course (post-quals. Biology graduate students)

Fall 2022

  • CAS BI581 Grant Writing Course (1st and 2nd year Biology–CM, Neuro, MCBB–graduate students)

    • Renata Serio (Fizbein Lab) won the prestigious 2023 NSF GRFP Award!
    Anne-Marie Abban-Demitrus was awarded the 2023 American Association of University Women (AAUW) International Fellowship!
    Emily Yu Yang received Honourable Mention for the 2024 NSF GRFP cycle!

Teaching at Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg 2017–2021

WS = winter semester; SS = summer semester (Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg)

WS 2020/2021

SS 2020

  • General and Neural Developmental Biology (MSc. Biology and Neuroscience students)

WS 2019/2020

  • Genetics and Developmental Biology (MSc. Biology students)
  • Developmental Neurobiology Lab Projects (lab internship for MSc. students)

SS 2019

WS 2018/2019

  • Developmental Neurobiology Lab Projects (lab internship for MSc. students)

SS 2018

  • Development of the Nervous System (MSc. Biology and Neuroscience students)

WS 2017/2018

  • Developmental Neurobiology Lab Projects (lab internship for MSc. students)

SS 2017

  • Establishing the Nervous System (MSc. Biology and Neuroscience students)
  • Development of the Nervous System (MSc. Biology and Neuroscience students)
  • Aberrant signalling in human diseases: from mechanism to therapy (MSc. Biology students)
  • Methods in Developmental Neurobiology (lab practical for MSc. Biology and Neuroscience students)