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Chloe Lopez Wins People's Choice in WCGS/GSK Three-Minute Thesis Competition!

Chloe Lopez-Lee from the Gan Lab at Weill Cornell Graduate School (Neuroscience, PI: Li Gan) received the People's Choice Award in the annual WCGS/GSK Three-Minute Thesis competition. Her presentation examined neurological responses to disease pathology.

The competition features graduate research presentations from Weill Cornell and Gerstner Sloan Kettering. Lopez-Lee's recognition reflects the quality of investigation...

Congratulations to Daniel Barnett from the Orr lab, who has received a NRSA F31 fellowship!

Daniel Barnett from the Orr Lab was awarded an NRSA F31 predoctoral fellowship from the NIA for his proposal, “Mitochondrial complex III-derived ROS in astrocytic signaling and Alzheimer’s disease-related pathogenesis”. His research will explore how complex III ROS is a context-dependent regulator of neural signaling, neuroinflammation, and proteinopathy, which may reveal complex III ROS as a novel therapeutic target for AD and related dementias.

Congratulations to the Appel and BMRI Summer Scholars, Derbie Desir and Zyrai Lisse!

Derbie Desir and Zyrai Lisse have completed research projects through the Appel and BMRI Summer Scholar Program.

Desir, a New York City College Of Technology student, worked with Drs. Jennifer Linden and Tim Vartanian on developing detection methods for Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin in mouse CNS using novel antibodies.

Lisse, a Fordham University student, conducted research in Dr....

Congratulations to Celeste Parra Bravo, a 2023 Dompe Foundation’s Rita L. Montalcini Scholarship recipient!

Celeste Parra Bravo, a graduate student in the Gan Lab, received the Dompe Foundation’s Rita L. Montalcini Scholarship. This competitive fellowship was awarded to Celeste for her outstanding research in understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying tau-mediated neurodegeneration using human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) models.

See HERE for the WCM Graduate School of Medical Sciences post...

Congratulations to Dr. Till Zimmer for receiving two postdoctoral fellowships!

Dr. Till Zimmer from the Orr lab was honored with competitive postdoctoral fellowships from the Alzheimer’s Association and the BrightFocus Foundation for his proposal, “Molecular mechanisms and effects of Alzheimer’s-related lipid dysregulation in astrocytes.” His research aims to broadly characterize disease-associated lipid changes in astrocytes, identify key regulators of these changes, and ultimately explore novel lipid-based therapeutic targets and biomarkers in AD, FTD, and related...