🚨 New preprint alert! We uncovered a link between Parkinson’s protein α-synuclein and fat metabolism. α-syn inclusions disrupt lipid droplets and deplete TAGs during aging & MCFAs restore movement in α-synuclein worms. 👉 Targeting fat metabolism could help to combat Parkinson’s! shorturl.at/2mVG6

Last week was a very proud moment for the Nollen lab: Lale Güngördü successfully defended her PhD thesis, “Modifying TDP-43 Toxicity”! 🎓🔥 Congratulations, Dr. Güngördü! We are so proud of you! We had a fantastic day celebrating this milestone and we can’t wait to see what she will achieve next! ✨🔬

Excited to announce that Suzanne Couzijn and Anna Ainslie have received a grant from Stichting ParkinsonFonds🎉👏 for their project “Protecting against alpha-synuclein toxicity at molecular and physiological levels”. They will investigate the mechanisms driving alpha-synuclein toxicity in C. elegans🪱🧠

🌍 Today in the Nollen Lab, we are celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🔬🧪 Here's to a future where every girl feels empowered to lead in science. ⚛️ #WomenInScience #STEMinspiration #IDWGS @ellennollen.bsky.social

We’re the Nollen Lab, and we’re excited to join the scientific community on Blue Sky!🌞 Our lab uses the nematode worm C. elegans to understand the molecular neurobiology of ageing and neurodegerative diseases 🧠🔬🧪🪱 #Neurobiology #AgingScience #Parkinsons #ALS #Alzheimer #Metabolism #Ageing #Celegans