Another graduate student defended! Congratulations, Dr. Goralski!

Excellent opportunity for a postdoc to join @sjorsscheres.bsky.social in the LMB’s Structural Studies Division to work on #cryoEM structure determination of amyloid filaments in a lively, multi-disciplinary group. Read more: www.nature.com/naturecareer... Closes 03 AUG #PostdocJobs #ScienceJobs

Excited to have several new lab members join us this year!

We are thrilled to announce that renowned physician-scientist J. Timothy Greenamyre, M.D., Ph.D., of University of Pittsburgh, will be the recipient of the 2025 Jay Van Andel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Parkinson’s Disease Research!

Congratulations to grad student Ben for passing his qualifying exam! Now he gets to do all the exciting research he has proposed!

Great collaboration with @sjorsscheres.bsky.social led by graduate student @alysa-kasen.bsky.social! It turns out core filament structure and fuzzy coat PTMs contribute to tau seeding.

Another first place poster prize for graduate student @alysa-kasen.bsky.social for her work on tau pathology seeding! She is finishing up this summer and looking for a postdoc if anyone needs an excellent scientist!

2024 has been a year of growth and impact for VAI. Check out our research year in review! ⬇️

Pharmaceutical company Roche announce that their Phase IIb PADOVA study of the alpha synuclein targeting antibody Prasinezumab just missed its primary endpoint (p=0.0657), but their data suggests possible clinical benefit in early-stage #Parkinsons www.roche.com/media/releas...

Henderson Lab winter party 2024! Happy holidays everyone!