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.
Undergraduate Researchers Win Big with PEAK Awards
The ABNEL lab could not be prouder of our outstanding group of undergraduate researchers! We have three PEAK award winners: Christina Aniolek (top left) won the Base Camp award, Iris Chang (bottom left) won the Ascent award, and Stephen Landry (right) also won the...
Jessica Woolston Joins the Fray!
Scientist in the making and dog mother of two, Jessica Woolston joined ABNEL in the Fall semester of 2023. While living in Europe, Jess reached out to Dr. Abigail Koppes after reading her work. Showing both an interest in the gut-microbiome and the initiative to...