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Dr. Ben Giasson & colleagues publish in Oct 7, 2015 Acta Neuropathologica

Propagation of alpha-synuclein pathology: hypotheses, discoveries, and yet unresolved questions from experimental and human brain studies. Uchihara T, Giasson BI. Acta Neuropathol 2015. Abstract: Progressive aggregation of alpha-synuclein (αS) through formation of amorphous pale bodies to mature Lewy bodies or in neuronal processes as Lewy neurites may…

Drs. Burke & Maurer labs publish in October 2015 Behavioral Neuroscience

Age-related impairments in object-place associations are not due to hippocampal dysfunction. Hernandez AR, Maurer AP, Reasor JE, Turner SM, Barthle SE, Johnson SA, Burke SN. Behav Neurosci 2015; 129(5):599-610. Abstract: Age-associated cognitive decline can reduce an individual’s quality of life. As no single neurobiological deficit can account…

Dr. Paramita Chakrabarty & colleagues publish in Sept 2, 2015 Neuron

Appoptosin-Mediated Caspase Cleavage of Tau Contributes to Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Pathogenesis. Zhao Y, Tseng IC, Heyser CJ, Rockenstein E, Mante M, Adame A, Zheng Q, Huang T, Wang X, Arslan PE, Chakrabarty P, Wu C, Bu G, Mobley WC, Zhang YW, George-Hyslop P, Masliah E, Fraser P, Xu…

Dr. Habibeh Khoshbouei awarded NIH Shared Instrumentation Grant

Availability of a Nikon A1RMPsi-STORM4.0 that will be located at the University of Florida McKnight Brain Institute We would like to announce the availability of a Nikon A1RMPsi-STORM4.0 that will be located at the University of Florida’s McKnight Brain Institute (MBI). This impressive and versatile system will be installed at…

Dr. Ben Giasson, et al published in Aug 25, 2015 Journal of Neurochemistry

Cp/Heph mutant mice have iron-induced neurodegeneration diminished by deferiprone. Zhao L, Hadziahmetovic M, Wang C, Xu X, Song Y, Jinnah HA, Wodzinska J, Iacovelli J, Wolkow N, Krajacic P, Cwanger WA, Connelly J, Spino M, Lee MK, Connor J, Giasson B, Harris ZL, Dunaief JL. J Neurochem 2015.