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Three Defenses in the Festive Season: Congratulations to Our Newest PhDs

This December, just in time for the holidays, our lab had the joy of celebrating three successful PhD defenses! Vishnu even learned how to open a champagne bottle as part of the “unofficial requirements” of finishing his PhD. Austin enjoyed his special day surrounded by family who came to visit. Raj completed his defense remotely […]

Where Science Meets Seasons: A Fall Foliage Field Trip

This fall, our lab took a well-earned break from the bench and headed out to explore the vibrant foliage of Deer Glove Forest Preserve near Chicago.

The Triwizard of PhDs: Celebrating Three New PhDs in Our Lab

Karen, Celeste, and Shiny finished their dissertation in August and became doctors!

Hoang passed his candidacy exam!

PhD Milestone Achieved—Now That’s How Hoang Dessert It!

First synthetic ‘mini prion’ shows how protein misfolding multiplies

Our pivotal work on understanding Tau protein misfolding in neurodegenerative disease has just been published and has been featured by both Northwestern University and Phys.org! Special congrats to Dr. Michael Vigers, Karen Tsay, and Austin DuBose from our group for their critical work in making this happen! We have created the first synthetic tau fragment […]

Three Defenses in the Festive Season: Congratulations to Our Newest PhDs

This December, just in time for the holidays, our lab had the joy of celebrating three successful PhD defenses! Vishnu even learned how to open a champagne bottle as part of the “unofficial requirements” of finishing his PhD. Austin enjoyed his special day surrounded by family who came to visit. Raj completed his defense remotely […]

Where Science Meets Seasons: A Fall Foliage Field Trip

This fall, our lab took a well-earned break from the bench and headed out to explore the vibrant foliage of Deer Glove Forest Preserve near Chicago.

The Triwizard of PhDs: Celebrating Three New PhDs in Our Lab

Karen, Celeste, and Shiny finished their dissertation in August and became doctors!

Hoang passed his candidacy exam!

PhD Milestone Achieved—Now That’s How Hoang Dessert It!

First synthetic ‘mini prion’ shows how protein misfolding multiplies

Our pivotal work on understanding Tau protein misfolding in neurodegenerative disease has just been published and has been featured by both Northwestern University and Phys.org! Special congrats to Dr. Michael Vigers, Karen Tsay, and Austin DuBose from our group for their critical work in making this happen! We have created the first synthetic tau fragment […]

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