Thinakaran Lab @ThinakaranLab
Lab in the Byrd Alzheimer’s Research Institute, investigating cell and molecular biology of Alzheimer’s disease. We study the GWAS risk factors BIN1 and PICALM. Tampa, FL Joined March 2022-
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Read our recent #Nature paper: PICALM #Alzheimers risk allele causes aberrant lipid droplets in #microglia. nature.com/articles/s4158… Awesome collaboration with Prof. Jubao Duan at Endeavor Health Research Institute and the Univ of Chicago. @USFHealth @USFResearch @USFHealthByrd
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Congratulations to our @USFHealth faculty physicians @TGHCares on their ongoing commitment to high-quality, compassionate care. The TGH specialties achieving top marks in the new @usnews rankings were led or co-led by our faculty physician leaders. TGH’s excellent performance,…
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Byrd Inst Alzheimer’s researchers, Gopal Thinakaran, Angèle Parent, and Amanda Smith at the 2025 Alzheimer’s Association Int’l Conference in Toronto. @USFHealth @USFResearch
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We are #hiring at USF Health. Tenure-track and Tenured Faculty Positions at all levels, including Endowed Chair Positions. More info ⬇️ Focus areas: *Neurological diseases *Psychiatric disorders *Neurodegeneration @jobRxiv @PostDocsForum #neuroscience @USFHealth Please RT
Congratulations to our MD/PhD student Natasha Ram for earning a USF Health Culture Coin. This is a well-deserved recognition! 🎉👏 @USFHealth @USFHealthMed @USFResearch @USFHealthByrd bit.ly/48lwdbb
Another breathtaking Clearwater sunset! No matter how many times I've witnessed it over the past four years, its beauty never fails to captivate me. 🌅 #ClearwaterSunset #Nature'sWonder
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A study in Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, pioneered by Dr. Heather Mahoney during her time as a graduate student with Dr. Danielle Gulick, highlights how changes in two schizophrenia risk genes can alter brain development, blocking neuronal maturation and altering behavior.
Want to live and work in a fantastic place? Come to Tampa! Check out this #PostDocOpportunity in the Thinakaran Lab at Byrd Institute. Apply spatial transcriptomics, proteomics, and a lot more and explore AD risk factors. @USFHealth @jobRxiv @PostDocsForum #neuroscience Please RT
Amazing pictures Ashutosh. These bring back warm memories.
Amazing pictures Ashutosh. These bring back warm memories.
#Tampa is an awesome city to live, study, train, and work! @USFResearch @USFHealthByrd
#Tampa is an awesome city to live, study, train, and work! @USFResearch @USFHealthByrd
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Shining the light on BIN1's role as an Alzheimer's risk factor. @ThinakaranLab members presented seven posters at #SfN23 in Washington, D.C. Thanks to post-doctoral funding from @alzassociation and @_BrightFocus.@SfNtweets #EndAlz @USFResearch @USFHealthByrd
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Advancing the fight to end Alzheimer's disease. On Nov 11th, 2023, members of the @USFHealthByrd Alzheimer's Center and Research Institute participated in the Walk to End Alzheimer's at Amalie Arena. #EndAlz #Walk2EndAlz #tampa #Alzheimers @USFResearch @USFHealthMed @TGHCares
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We are grateful to Gene and Teri for sharing their story! @USFHealth @USFHealthMed @USFResearch baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/…
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Congratulations to Byrd Institute Associate Professor Dr. Laura Blair. A new article from @LauraJBlair lab highlights the potent #tau #chaperone activity within the #DnaJ family, especially DnaJB6b. @USFHealth @USFHealthByrd @USFResearch sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
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Its been 3 weeks since our lab officially started at @NeurologyYale @Yale ! Gearing up to resume science very soon! Thanks to amazing folks in our Yale team: Claudia, Prateek, Ali, Ruth, Upasna, Rashmi, Dilpreet.
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