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Cronutt

@Cronutt1

I'm Cronutt the Sweet Boy #SeaLion , seizure free and happy again. A huge fan of @kswilcox and @BarabanLab

 Sausalito, California
Joined October 2020
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I catch a silvery, slippery fish, As it darts past my nose, And I feel it, Sliding smoothly down my throat. I live a comfortable life, Though I am still wary of predators. My motto is simple; East, Sleep, and Play.
A Galapagos sea lion sunning on the beach

ALT A Galapagos sea lion sunning on the beach

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Replying to @BarabanLab @Cronutt1
@Cronutt1 recently passed his 16-month post #MGE xenotransplant anniversary. Living his best sea lion life!
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Go little rockstar! @Cronutt1 Cronutt the sea lion is cured of epilepsy after breakthrough treatment mol.im/a/10394999 via @MailOnline
Cronutt the sea lion is cured of epilepsy after breakthrough treatment

Cronutt the sea lion is cured of epilepsy after breakthrough treatment

Surgeons conducted an experimental therapy that transplanted healthy pig brain cells into Cornutt's brain to cure his epilepsy. Nearly 16 months after the operation and Cronutt has not had an episode.

dailymail.com
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In Oct. 2020, @Cronutt1, a sea lion, received a transplant of pig brain cells to treat his epilepsy. More than a year later, he is seizure-free. In a piece for @NatGeo, KSJ Project fellow @emilylmullin asks: Could this therapy work for humans? on.natgeo.com/3zLfVc9
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One more brief @Cronutt1 update for this week. More to follow in February. @UCSFHospitals @NeurosurgUCSF omny.fm/shows/kcbsam-on-dema…
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Now almost 16 months after a life-saving #MGE transplant procedure @Cronutt1 is looking forward to a happy & healthy 2022. More good news to follow this month . . . stay tuned
Image from BarabanLab (@BarabanLab)
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Go @Cronutt1!!
BarabanLab (@BarabanLab) profile pictureBarabanLab@BarabanLab3 Jan 2022
Now almost 16 months after a life-saving #MGE transplant procedure @Cronutt1 is looking forward to a happy & healthy 2022. More good news to follow this month . . . stay tuned
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Back to the desk today and isn’t @Cronutt1 the perfect reminder of the possibilities… Happy New Year!
BarabanLab (@BarabanLab) profile pictureBarabanLab@BarabanLab3 Jan 2022
Now almost 16 months after a life-saving #MGE transplant procedure @Cronutt1 is looking forward to a happy & healthy 2022. More good news to follow this month . . . stay tuned
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Today’s #AdventChampions are the @BarabanLab and their friend @Cronutt1 the sea lion, who is now over one-year seizure-free thanks to epilepsy surgery! We were delighted to hear that Crontt has also recently acquired a new female "friend" called Missy💘 youtu.be/rRReDsd5YL4
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Baby #Beluga whale #Shila nursing, #CoralReef, #Discus, #SeaLion @Cronutt1 😀 – at Georgia, USA
Image from Jill Ward (@WardLab_Emory)
Image from Jill Ward (@WardLab_Emory)
Image from Jill Ward (@WardLab_Emory)
Image from Jill Ward (@WardLab_Emory)
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Replying to @christingodale @AmEpilepsySoc @Cronutt1
Also please keep in mind @Cronutt1 is a rescued wildlife animal with naturally occurring epilepsy. . . and not an experimental model in a laboratory environment
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⁦Holiday lunch for the ⁦@BarabanLab⁩ to celebrate 2021 | MGE transplant therapy for ⁦@Cronutt1⁩, publications on #CNTNAP2 mice, #STXBP1 zebrafish, ‘superhub’ cells, The Epilepsy Zebrafish Project & a new group of trainees
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If you haven't heard @Cronutt1's story already, go check it out. This brings me such joy and optimism for our future.
BarabanLab (@BarabanLab) profile pictureBarabanLab@BarabanLab11 Oct 2021
A few more photos of a happy, healthy & seizure-free @Cronutt1 at 1+ year post #MGE transplant; including some w/ his new "friend" Missy | photos courtesy of Dianne Cameron
Image from BarabanLab (@BarabanLab)
Image from BarabanLab (@BarabanLab)
Image from BarabanLab (@BarabanLab)
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Yay @Cronutt1 🦭!!!! “On Oct 6th 2020, a group of veterinarians, neurosurgeons and scientists gathered to xenotransplant porcine #MGE cells into an epileptic sea lion named @Cronutt1. Today, one year later Cronutt lives a "seizure free, no side effects" life” – at Atlanta, GA
BarabanLab (@BarabanLab) profile pictureBarabanLab@BarabanLab6 Oct 2021
Looking back on this year, we cannot help but believe this may be an actual path to a disease-modifying #Epilepsy cure | @CureEpilepsy @AmEpilepsySoc @NeurosurgUCSF @sixflagsDK @curedravet
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Replying to @DullaChris @Cronutt1
Thanks @DullaChris and @MMeskis. As you both know this has been a research direction we have pursued tirelessly for nearly two decades | kudos go out to @hunt_lab @HowardNeuroLab @marianacasalia @RosiPaterno @elisacalcagnatto as well as many others
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Cellular Transplant Therapy Pioneered by UCSF Reverses Sea Lion’s Epilepsy @Cronutt1 magazine.ucsf.edu/cellular-t…
Cellular Transplant Therapy Pioneered by UCSF Reverses Sea Lion’s Epilepsy

Cellular Transplant Therapy Pioneered by UCSF Reverses Sea Lion’s Epilepsy

Cronutt was one sick sea lion before undergoing a groundbreaking surgery last fall. Today he's seizure-free and doing well.

magazine.ucsf.edu
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Office wall space starting to fill up with ⁦@Cronutt1⁩ media coverage | thanks ⁦@nytimes⁩ & ⁦@UCSF⁩ ⁦@NeurosurgUCSF⁩
Image from BarabanLab (@BarabanLab)
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. . . and now reaching nearly 11 months of seizure freedom for @Cronutt1 magazine.ucsf.edu/cellular-t…
Cellular Transplant Therapy Pioneered by UCSF Reverses Sea Lion’s Epilepsy

Cellular Transplant Therapy Pioneered by UCSF Reverses Sea Lion’s Epilepsy

Cronutt was one sick sea lion before undergoing a groundbreaking surgery last fall. Today he's seizure-free and doing well.

magazine.ucsf.edu
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A huge thank you to all the clinicians & scientists who contributed such fantastic content to make this @EpilepsyRUK #EpilepsyWeek so special. Thanks also to our collaborators @andypeaps @youngepilepsy @gwpharma & @UNIK. And to Gill and Gordon for sharing such a personal story.
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We hope there was something in there for everyone. Who isn’t going to bed thinking of @Cronutt1 ?! Thanks to everyone who got involved.
Maxine Smeaton (@maxinesmeaton) profile pictureMaxine Smeaton@maxinesmeaton28 May 2021
A huge thank you to all the clinicians & scientists who contributed such fantastic content to make this @EpilepsyRUK #EpilepsyWeek so special. Thanks also to our collaborators @andypeaps @youngepilepsy @gwpharma & @UNIK. And to Gill and Gordon for sharing such a personal story.
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Replying to @EpilepsyInst @EpilepsyRUK
Thank you to @EpilepsyRUK, Prof Schorge and everyone else today for making this a fun discussion about the future of epilepsy research & our progress w/ @Cronutt1
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