Thinakaran Lab - Cell Biology of Alzheimer's Disease

Danielle Blazier successfully defended her thesis research on October 8, 2025.

Our research on PICALM, published in Nature , was highlighted in a USF Health News: "Gene variant slows down removal of debris in the brain, increasing Alzheimer’s risk, say USF Health researchers" https://bit.ly/47AAjxY

Congratulations to all authors!   We are excited to share our recent publication in Nature: PICALM Alzheimer's risk allele causes aberrant lipid droplets in microglia. This paper is the outcome of a wonderful collaboration between our lab and the Duan Lab at Endeavor Health Research Institute and the University of Chicago https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09486-x .

Joe McMillan successfully defended his thesis research on March 25, 2025.