Dr. Abigail Koppes-
Principal Investigator

Dr. Adam Bindas' Paper is Published

Previous graduate student, Dr. Adam Bindas, successfully published his article “Aggregation of alpha-synuclein in enteric neurons does not impact function in vitro” in Scientific Reports. Co-authored by current graduate student, Kyla Nichols, the article investigates the behavior of enteric neurons in response to the Parkinson’s disease marker, preformed fibrils. The article then delves deeper into how this behavior can be influenced by molecules found in the gut microbiome.

Tori Duback Becomes a PhD Candidate

Congratulations to Tori Duback, ABNEL's industry graduate student from Sana Biotechnology, on passing her thesis proposal! Tori joined ABNEL back in the fall of 2022, and despite having her thesis topic changed part way into the program, she's still managed to stay on...

Dr. Ryan Koppes Presents at FluidicMEMS Meetup

Dr. Ryan Allen Koppes presented his lab's work at the FluidicMEMS Meetup this past Thursday. This event (held in the Samberg Center at MIT) was organized by FluidicMEMS, a dynamic community focused on bringing together individuals with a passion for microfluidics and...