The Dr. O’Connell Lab

Associate Professor at The Jackson Laboratory. All posts reflect only my views.

[Anna Gillespie @ak_gillespie]

The Gillespie lab is looking for a tech to join our team in Seattle! Help us build some cool automated maze environments to study the neural mechanisms of memory impairment in aging and Alzheimer's disease! Details here: https://t.co/HEpSgOq0sd

[The Dr. O’Connell Lab @KMS_OConnell]

I’ve just landed in DC for #SfN2023 but the first poster from the lab is today at board D60 from outstanding Tufts @jacksonlab student Tionna Ouellette! Go check out her hard work on astrocyte remodeling in obesity!

[The Dr. O’Connell Lab @KMS_OConnell]

😁🧬 (why is there no RNA emoji?!?!?!)

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

BREAKING NEWS
The 2023 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.

[The Dr. O’Connell Lab @KMS_OConnell]

@TheWebbLab @BrownMolBio Wonderful!!! Congrats - can't wait to see what she accomplishes!

[The Dr. O’Connell Lab @KMS_OConnell]

@CVResearchGroup @CVResearch @UTHealthHouston @TXMedCenter Congrats Julio and Valeria!

[The Dr. O’Connell Lab @KMS_OConnell]

The O’Connell Lab @jacksonlab is looking for a postdoc! Interested in how genes and environment interact to influence disease risk? Want to learn Patch-SEQ in the world’s most advanced mouse models? Join us! https://t.co/gi83CpJe9g

[John D. Lueck @littlelueck]

Excited to share the latest findings from The Lueck Lab. We repurposed a calcium channel blocker used for high blood pressure to fix muscle function and extend survival in a myotonic dystrophy mouse model. It's neat! #myotonicdystrophy #calciumchannels https://t.co/bWYopQHHBl

[The Dr. O’Connell Lab @KMS_OConnell]

@KHajdarovic @TheWebbLab @DrJudyLiu Congratulations - I really enjoyed talking with you and @TheWebbLab, let’s keep in touch!

[The Dr. O’Connell Lab @KMS_OConnell]

@FrankieDHeyward @UTSWNews @UTSWInternalMed @UTSWNeurosci Congrats - can’t wait to see what you accomplish there!

[Dr.KaczorowskiLab @KaczorowskiLab]

@umich @UM_MNI @umichmedicine @KaczorowskiLab is looking for postbaccs/research technicians interested in Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s Disease research. Vibrant, diverse and intellectually rewarding culture - great opportunity for mentored training! DM me for more details!

[Michigan Neuroscience Institute (MNI) 〽️🧠 @UM_MNI]

Here's an exciting opportunity to work in the lab of Dr. Catherine Kaczorowski (@KaczorowskiLab), MNI's newest Affiliate Member! 👇👇👇

[Mary Teena Joy @MaryTeenaJoy1]

Interested in stroke research and would like to gain some experience in a neuroscience lab? Pls consider a Research Assistant position in the Joy lab! Pls email - [email protected] @jobRxiv @lsn_jobs

[bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv_neursci]

Detecting the effect of genetic diversity on brain composition in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model https://t.co/HCwSIzcxYY #biorxiv_neursci

[Dr.KaczorowskiLab @KaczorowskiLab]

New paper! @briannagurdon and Sharon Yates expand QUINT workflow for nonlinear refinement of brain atlas-registration and QC for quantifying cell and pathology changes in diverse mouse populations (eg AD-BXDs) that better model humans, and ID genes correlated w/ cell load & age!

[Dr.KaczorowskiLab @KaczorowskiLab]

My goodness, Romeo is adorable! @KaczorowskiLab mascot Huxley braved winter storm Olive to arrive safely in A2 from @jacksonlab. Excited to grow March 1 @umichmedicine Neurology w/ @dkleindo and @UMneurosciences @umichalzheimers w/@Henrypaulson5 and Gerontology w/ Rich Miller!

[The Dr. O’Connell Lab @KMS_OConnell]

@KaczorowskiLab The most handsome ��� Hank and I are going to miss that floof ball.

[The Dr. O’Connell Lab @KMS_OConnell]

So very happy for @KaczorowskiLab - such an amazing opportunity for her and her talented group! @UMich is getting one of the brightest scientists around! Looking forward to visiting A2 soon and more great collaborative science 🧠🧬

[Dr.KaczorowskiLab @KaczorowskiLab]

I am excited to finally announce that @KaczorowskiLab will be moving to @UMich in March! Many great opportunities to join the team so please reach out! Lots of great collaborations continuing @jacksonlab with @KMS_OConnell. Best of both worlds for current and future lab members.

[The Dr. O’Connell Lab @KMS_OConnell]

Highly recommend adding this to your reading list - Tom Murdy @KaczorowskiLab did an outstanding job analyzing this dataset and made some really fascinating observations about the genetic contributions to brain structure that are worth checking out!

[Dr.KaczorowskiLab @KaczorowskiLab]

Congrats to TwitterLess postbacc Tom Murdy on acceptance of 1st author manuscript "Leveraging Genetic Diversity in Mice to Inform Individual Differences in Brain Microstructure and Memory" and acceptance to MD/PhD for fall of 2022. @KaczorowskiLab @jacksonlab

[The Dr. O’Connell Lab @KMS_OConnell]

I wasn’t able to make it to #SfN22 but members of our group @jacksonlab are (they’re way cooler anyway)! Tionna Ouellette presents Tues Nov 15 (527.05 / C34) and @mberchulski tomorrow (363.10 / E24).

[The Dr. O’Connell Lab @KMS_OConnell]

I really need this plane to board because I downloaded the newest episode of #Andor and I’ve been waiting all day to watch it on the flight to DC.