Findings from HND_Lab, published in Nature Communications, identified a molecular “fingerprint” that marks brain cells vulnerable to Lewy bodies, key hallmarks of #Parkinsons & Lewy body dementia. The image depicts cells in yellow & pathology in magenta. vai.org/henderson-lewy…

Fall has turned into spring and Ben has transitioned from a rotation student to graduate student in the lab! Welcome, Ben!

Had a great time at the VAI retreat last week!

Congratulations to our grad student, Alysa, who was just awarded an F31 to study the role of tau structure in seeding capacity!

Henderson summer lab party 2024!

Great lab representation at the neurodegeneration GRC in Barcelona!

Great end-of-summer outing with the lab to say goodbye to our summer interns!

Great Grand Challenges in Parkinson’s Disease conference Van Andel Institute (VAI)! Alysa Kasen and Tommy Goralski took home poster prizes. #proudpi

Happy to welcome Anika Weekes to the lab for a rotation!

Henderson Lab winter party 2024! Happy holidays everyone!

It’s been a busy year so far in the Henderson lab! We have several new lab members to welcome—Anika and Noah as new graduate students, Aastha as a new postdoc, Sydney as a new technician, and Giang, Kelsey, and @Abbeyzuzelski who are joining us as summer fellows! Lab is bustling!

Congratulations to graduate student, Alysa Kasen, for successfully defending her dissertation!

Had another great summer party! Celebrating 5 years!