Feeling refreshed after vacation and ready to dive back into research.

This month's OFALD Above and Beyond Spotlight is Riley Bessetti Riley Bessetti. She is a PhD Candidate in Anatomy and Cell Biology ECU Brody School of Medicine. We #ARRRGH so thankful for her dedication to research ECU! Karen Litwa Espen Spangenburg

So excited to represent ECU Brody School of Medicine and the #LitwaLab at the 2023 ISN-ESN meeting in Porto, Portugal this August. Thank you Karen Litwa for your support and International Society for Neurochemistry (ISN) for my travel award!

Some amazing neurochemistry was shared in this building last week at #ISNESN2023 thank you International Society for Neurochemistry (ISN) for the ability to network and meet other trainees like Luise Schlotterose who I have had the pleasure to explore Porto with the past few days.

Riley Bessetti of City of Madison, Wisconsin Wisconsin, studies the molecules sulforaphane, found in broccoli and Brussels sprouts, and cannabidiol (CBD), and their benefits for brain development — using "mini brains" (organoid models). news.ecu.edu/2025/04/04/stu…

Some chemicals disrupt synapse formation in fetal brains causing neurodevelopmental disorders. Work from the Litwa lab Karen Litwa led by ECU grad researcher Riley Bessetti published in molecularpsychiatry say the phytochemical sulforaphane can protect. tinyurl.com/2s4dwbjs