Thinakaran Lab

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.

[Thinakaran Lab @ThinakaranLab]

Want to live and work in a fantastic place? Come to Tampa! Check out this #PostDocOpportunity at the Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute. https://t.co/HBv7CjtvVG [Job ID 37838]
@jobRxiv @PostDocsForum #neuroscience @USFHealth Please RT.

[USF Health Byrd Alzheimer's Ctr & Res Institute @USFHealthByrd]

The USF Health Byrd Alzheimer’s Center and Research Institute team joined the Inspire, Imagine & Hope Gala in Tampa, supporting the #Alzheimers Association and the fight for a cure. 💜#EndALZ #ALZFL
@USFHealth @TGHCares @AlzFLGulf

[Thinakaran Lab @ThinakaranLab]

#TampaBay #Tampa #usf #tgh
Calling all #motorcycle enthusiasts.

[USF Health Byrd Alzheimer's Ctr & Res Institute @USFHealthByrd]

#motorcycle enthusiasts - County Choppers Original TV show will film the “Alzheimer’s Awareness Bike Reveal” at 9 am on Feb 8th at the Byrd Institute’s parking lot. Paul Teutel, Sr., will reveal a custom-made Chopper Motorcycle to a client promoting Alzheimer’s Dementia Awareness

[SVIN @svinsociety]

Congratulations to Natasha Ram, winner of the 2025 Young Investigator Award!

Her work represents the bright future of innovation and discovery in neurovascular science.

Learn more: https://t.co/xODJWeQ7fG

#SVIN #SVIN25 #SVINAnnualMeeting #SVINAwards #YoungInvestigatorAward

[Thinakaran Lab @ThinakaranLab]

Congratulations, Team USF! #USFHealth #USFResearch

[University of South Florida Neurosurgery @USFNeurosurgery]

We had an outstanding showing at the 2025 @svinsociety meeting!

• Dr. Mokin: Late-breaking ADAPT 2.0 + Best Review Abstract
• Dr. Guerrero: SVIN Board of Directors + Fellow of SVIN
• Natasha Ram: Young Investigator Award
• Ankit Patel: Thrombectomy catheter presentation

[Thinakaran Lab @ThinakaranLab]

@USFNeurosurgery @svinsociety Congratulations, Team USF!

[Thinakaran Lab @ThinakaranLab]

Read our recent #Nature paper: PICALM #Alzheimers risk allele causes aberrant lipid droplets in #microglia. https://t.co/Or9DceLezy Awesome collaboration with Prof. Jubao Duan at Endeavor Health Research Institute and the Univ of Chicago.
@USFHealth @USFResearch @USFHealthByrd

[Charles J. Lockwood @Lockwood_MD]

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, together with the @USFHealthMed’s recent ranking as the top research-intensive medical school in Florida and top 16 in the nation, showcase how our strong partnership continues to help both institutions. That, in turn, benefits Florida by improving the lives and health of Floridians.

But the high rankings speak to something else as well: how academic medicine elevates health care. Scan through the overall U.S. News rankings, and you’ll see that many of the high-ranking hospitals are also academic medical centers. Learn more: https://t.co/W0u4IbQroa

[USF Health Byrd Alzheimer's Ctr & Res Institute @USFHealthByrd]

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

[USF Health @USFHealth]

Tampa General Hospital has once again been named the number one hospital in Tampa Bay by U.S. News and World Report for 2025–26. This marks 10 consecutive years of leading the region in excellence.

TGH was also ranked among the Top 50 hospitals in the nation in six specialties and placed in the top 10 percent nationally in five more. In addition, 18 procedures and conditions were rated High Performing. Many of the specialties are led or co-led by USF Health faculty physicians.

This achievement represents our shared commitment to defining the future of medicine and delivering exceptional care to our community.

As the region’s leading academic health system, this recognition reflects the strength of our partnership with Tampa General and the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. Together, we are advancing care through education, innovation and research.

Read more: https://t.co/crhFV9ISrF

#USFHealth #TampaGeneral #AcademicHealthSystem #ExcellenceInCare #TGH #USNews2025

[USF Health @USFHealth]

USF Health's $28 million study on traumatic brain injury could rewrite the standard of care for our veterans. https://t.co/CpDnhDitc1

[Thinakaran Lab @ThinakaranLab]

@dharap Congratulations. One down and many more to go!

[Thinakaran Lab @ThinakaranLab]

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

[Thinakaran Lab @ThinakaranLab]

We have multiple projects for an ambitious postdoc who will apply single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, proteomics, and much more to explore brain aging, neurodegeneration, and mechanisms of genetic risk factors in AD. https://t.co/HBv7CjsY68 [Job ID 37838]

[Thinakaran Lab @ThinakaranLab]

Want to live and work in a fantastic place? Come to Tampa! Check out this #PostDocOpportunity at the Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute. https://t.co/HBv7CjtvVG [Job ID 37838]
@jobRxiv @PostDocsForum #neuroscience @USFHealth Please RT.

[Thinakaran Lab @ThinakaranLab]

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

https://t.co/YjoU4ZrGNZ

[Thinakaran Lab @ThinakaranLab]

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

[USF Health Byrd Alzheimer's Ctr & Res Institute @USFHealthByrd]

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.

[Thinakaran Lab @ThinakaranLab]

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

[Thinakaran Lab @ThinakaranLab]

Amazing pictures Ashutosh. These bring back warm memories.

[Ashutosh Dharap @dharap]

Kinkaku-ji temple #Kyoto #Japan

[Thinakaran Lab @ThinakaranLab]

#Tampa is an awesome city to live, study, train, and work! @USFResearch @USFHealthByrd

[USF Health @USFHealth]

We are proud to be home to the nation's fastest-rising medical school in both primary care and research over the past decade, as recognized by @USNews Academic Insights! Learn more about the @USFHealthMed's Points of Success ➡️ https://t.co/CpDnhDj11z.