Lacey B. Sell

Research

Lacey is investigating the mechanisms that underlie the organization of molecular domains in myelinated axons using gene specific mutant and transgenic animals. Her research will also involve characterization of mouse models of human Cntnap1 gene mutations and designing of rescue strategies for eventual translational studies.

Awards & Accomplishments

NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship T32 Grant: Pathology of Occlusive Vascular Disease. (2025)

Recipient of John M. Johnson Distinguished Student Award, Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology Research Day. (2025)

Best Graduate Student Poster Award- Graduate Student Poster Award, Cellular and Integrative Physiology Research Day. (2025)

1st place Podium Winner Oral Presentation– at Long School of Medicine Research Symposium. (2024)

1st place Poster Award– Cellular and Integrative Physiology Research Day. (2024)

3rd place Poster Award– BioMed Career Fest. (2024)

2nd place Poster Award– Center for Biomedical Neuroscience. (2024)

Graduate Student Poster Award– 14th annual Frontiers of Translational Science Research Day. (2024)

2nd place Poster Award– Terry M. Mikiten Symposium. (2023)

1st place Poster Award– Center for Biomedical Neurosciences. (2022)

Best Graduate Student Poster Award– Cellular and Integrative Physiology Research Day. (2022)

NIH Jointly Sponsored Predoctoral T32 Neurosciences Grant NS082145. (2021-22)

Publications

Lacey B. Sell, Derek Garcia, Alexandra Hollá, Ilana Chilton, Seth DeVries, Manuel Lubián-Gutiérrez, Ana María Gómez-Moreno, Qian Shi, Manzoor Bhat (2026). “Human CNTNAP1 Variants Associated with Severe Neurological Deficits: Additional Cases and Literature Review”. Muscle & Nerve. 10.1002/mus.70160. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/mus.70160

Lacey B. Sell, Carson Zabel, Sabine Grønborg, Qian Shi, Manzoor Bhat (2025). “A Novel Mutation in CNTNAP1 gene causes Disorganization of Axonal Domains, Hypomyelination and Severe Neurological Deficits”. J. Neurosci. Res. 103.4: e70040, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jnr.70040

Cheng Chang*, Lacey B. Sell*, Qian Shi, Manzoor Bhat. (2023) “Mouse models of human CNTNAP1-associated congenital hypomyelinating neuropathy and genetic restoration of murine neurological deficits”. Cell Reports, https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/pdf/S2211-1247(23)01286-X.pdf *Co-first authors

Lacey B. Sell, Qian Shi, Manzoor Bhat. (2023) “Protocol for isolating and processing mouse sciatic nerve fibers for confocal immunohistochemistry”. STAR Protocols; Cell Press https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666166724000170

Lacey B. Sell, Christina C. Ramelow, Hannah M. Kohl. Kristina Hoffman, Jasleen K. Bains, William J. Doyle, … & Javier Ochoa-Repáraz. (2021). Farnesol induces protection against murine CNS inflammatory demyelination and modifies gut microbiome. Clinical Immunology, 108766

Lacey B. Sell, & Javier Ochoa-Repáraz (2019). Diet, Gut Microbiome and Multiple Sclerosis. In A. Martinez (Ed.), Emerging Drugs and Targets for Multiple Sclerosis (pp. 302-318). Royal Society of Chemistry.