Natasha Hussain

Scientist Curator of Scientists
Working towards a future in which the word “dementia” is a bygone memory.

[Stanford Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience @BrainResilience]

Thanks to all who joined us at our Year-End Symposium and Research Showcase to learn about promising studies on brain resilience supported by the Knight Initiative.

Congrats to our 2025 poster session winners: Vanessa Doulames, Lauren Duan, Shuke Xiao, and Shon Alimukhamedov!

[Natasha Hussain @pcwiggler]

We’re LIVE! Check out the NEW WEBSITE Knight Initiative @BrainResilience: https://t.co/jVqyyKac8X
Mission: Unlocking lifelong brain resilience & driving a future free from dementia.

Caught my son snapping a pic of my bio on the site --

Work + parent moment for the win today!

[Natasha Hussain @pcwiggler]

@JasonSynaptic @NutritionNerd Congratulations and wishing you a beautiful lifetime together!

[Stanford Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience @BrainResilience]

Welcome Jacob Simon, a Brain Resilience Postdoc scholar in the 2024 cohort!

With a background in Physics and Molecular Biology from @UCBerkeley and a Ph.D. in Biological Engineering from @MIT, Jacob now studies the molecular function and importance of sleep in the Clandinin lab.

[Stanford Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience @BrainResilience]

@StanfordBrain @StanfordMed @FrydmanLab @StanfordBioX @BrunetLab As promised, Knight Initiative Associate Director Natasha Hussain @pcwiggler announced the winners of our poster session contest at the end of the symposium. Congrats to our winners, and thank you to all who attended, participated, and discussed their science!

[Natasha Hussain @pcwiggler]

Great science in beautiful Lisbon #ADPD2024

[Stanford Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience @BrainResilience]

Last week, we attended #ADPD2024, where we learned about emerging research, clinical trials, and treatments for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. It was great to meet and listen to leading international experts and discuss the latest news and trends in the field. Thank you @EU_Brain!

[Natasha Hussain @pcwiggler]

I’m grateful to be in a position to support fantastic scientists in their training. Great research understanding what makes for resilient minds in the making! @Stanford

[Stanford Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience @BrainResilience]

“Witnessing the vibrant exchange of ideas and integration with the Interdisciplinary Scholars Program has been truly gratifying,” said our associate director, Natasha Hussain @pcwiggler, on this year's Neurosciences Postdoctoral Scholars. Read more: https://t.co/6QIEa5F2RG

[Natasha Hussain @pcwiggler]

Looking forward to hosting this stellar group of scientists @BrainResilience Symposia & learning more about the latest in PD research.

[Stanford Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience @BrainResilience]

Our symposium on Parkinson's Disease is tomorrow!

We are excited to host esteemed speakers in the field, including Kathleen Poston (@pddoc), Hilal Lashuel (@Hlashuel), Shahzad Khan (@DrZadKhan), Navdeep Chandel, Ekemini Riley (@ELeap29), Dario Alessi, and Eliezer Masliah.

[Stanford Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience @BrainResilience]

We invite the Stanford community and anyone interested in the science of brain resilience to our Symposium on Parkinson's Disease on January 25, 2024. Registration required.

Learn more: https://t.co/NBD0T0M4oT

[Stanford Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience @BrainResilience]

Thank you to everyone who supported us in 2023. We wish you a happy, safe, and prosperous new year!

[Tony Wyss-Coray @wysscoray]

How can we slow aging or rejuvenate brains and other organs without having biomarkers to test interventions? @JarodRutledge1 and @hammy_oh may have a solution https://t.co/STBA5AiLK1. Congrats and thanks to these superstars and to all for this massive effort!

[Natasha Hussain @pcwiggler]

POSTDOCS JOIN US @Stanford in the @BrainResilience Lab directed by @alinaisakovaSci focused on -omics related neuro research. Send your applications & inquiries to [email protected]

[Stanford Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience @BrainResilience]

Postdoctoral fellows, our Brain Resilience Lab is hiring!

We specialize in applying transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics technologies and data analysis to chart the molecular evolution of the aging human brain.

Learn more and apply via email https://t.co/1MWOXMveTC

[Hamilton Oh @hammy_oh]

I am thrilled to present our new study out in @Nature where we measure aging at organ-level resolution in living people with large-scale plasma proteomics + ML! From @wysscoray lab, co-led with former grad student @JarodRutledge1 1/12

[Stanford Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience @BrainResilience]

Our symposium on FTD is today!

We are honored to have such a remarkable group of speakers, including @kyan_younes, Sharon Sha, Magdalini Polymenidou (@PolymenidouLab), Yi Zeng, Jennifer Yokoyama (@YokoyamaLabUCSF), Christina Theodoris, Leonard Petrucelli, and Frank Bennett.

[Natasha Hussain @pcwiggler]

Stop by booth #3201 to learn more about the Stanford Knight Initiative @BrainResilience , postdoc openings and @StanfordBrain research Institute. Looking forward to seeing my neuro friends at #SfN23!

[Stanford Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience @BrainResilience]

We can't wait to join the global scientific community in exploring the mind's mysteries at #SfN23.

CC: @SfNtweets

#Neuroscience

[Stanford Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience @BrainResilience]

Hosting the World 50 Group at our Brain Resilience Lab was an incredible experience! Together, we explored innovative methods for studying healthy brain aging, emphasizing the vital role of interdisciplinary research in advancing brain resilience.

[Austin Murchison @Austinkmurchis]

Congratulations @UcheMedoh! I am excited to see the impact your discovery has on lysosome biology and the lipid metabolism field.

[Ingie Hong @Ih_current]

Super proud of our paper with my colleagues @yoichiaraki @LizEGerber @KaceyRajkovich @rhuganir! SYNGAP1 model mice are at JAX for everyone! https://t.co/ULk1cj4Ldq https://t.co/L9YlThCGlT Our work characterizes etiology and provides excellent models for therapeutic development.

[Tony Wyss-Coray @wysscoray]

Aging is key to Neurodegeneration but the spatiotemporal contribution of genes to disease susceptibility (regional vulnerability) or progression is unknown. @Oliver__Hahn and team captured gene expression changes across brain regions and mouse lifespan https://t.co/U8qBuIArqA