Publications by authors named "Megan Stone"

It is advantageous to culture the retina and other tissues at the air-liquid interface to allow for more efficient gas exchange. However, gene delivery to these cultures can be challenging. Electroporation is a fast and robust method of gene delivery, but typically requires submergence in liquid buffer for electrical current flow.

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It is advantageous to culture the ex vivo murine retina along with many other tissue types at the air-liquid interface. However, gene delivery to these cultures can be challenging. Electroporation is a fast and robust method of gene delivery, but typically requires submergence in a liquid buffer to allow electric current flow.

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Unlabelled: This paper reviews evidenced-based interventions for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) across the disciplines of psychology, speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, and developmental pediatrics.

Background: rates of ASD diagnoses have been steadily rising over the past 2 decades. There are a wide range of therapies and interventions, of varying levels of evidence, across disciplines that are now available to treat children with ASD.

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This essay includes highlights of a program within the LSU Office of Strategic Initiatives and also addresses the challenges of sustaining successful initiatives that increase persistence and broaden participation in the STEM fields. Suggestions for securing the longevity of such efforts are also provided.

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Background: Many bariatric surgery candidates report body image concerns before surgery. Research has reported post-surgical improvements in body satisfaction, which may be associated with weight loss. However, research has failed to comprehensively examine changes in affective, behavioral, and cognitive body image.

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As part of the Saccharomyces Genome Deletion Project, sets of presumably isogenic haploid and diploid strains that differed only by single gene deletions were constructed. We found that one set of 96 strains (containing deletions of ORFs located between YOR097C and YOR192C) in the collection, which was derived from the haploid BY4741, has an additional mutation in the MSH3 mismatch repair gene.

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Arginase deficiency is an urea cycle disorder that generally presents with mental retardation and spasticity, yet uncommonly with episodes of hyperammonemia. A female adolescent with arginase deficiency developed hyperammonemic episodes temporally related to her menstrual cycle, which ceased upon adequate treatment with depot medroxy progesterone acetate. A similar case was previously reported.

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