The Pickrell Lab

Established in 2017, our lab focuses on mitochondrial biology and neurodegeneration.

Lauren and Colin's paper in J Neuroscience is out!

They find that microglial or peripheral immune STING signaling dictates the early immune response after injury dictating outcome. Their...

Winter Brain Conference 2024

PhD Candidates, Colin Kelly and Sahitya Biswas, presented their research at the Winter Conference on Brain Research in Breckenridge,...

Swagatika's paper in Journal of Cell Biology is out!

She finds that NAP1/AZI2, an innate immune protein, is important for mitosis and cell division. Her paper can be found at the link below...

Sahitya Biswas Advances to PhD Candidacy

Congratulations to our now PhD candidate, Sahitya Biswas, on passing his preliminary exam.

Alicia Announced as Director of Graduate Studies

Alicia Pickrell has been announced as the new Director of Graduate Studies for the School of Neuroscience!

Colin Kelly Advances to PhD Candidacy

Congratulations to our now PhD Candidate, Colin Kelly, on passing his preliminary exam.

Nicole's first author paper on Remdesivir's effect on mtDNA is published!

The paper can be found at this link if you'd like to check it out! https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-42704-y

Dr. Swagatika Paul Passes Her Dissertation Defense

Congratulations to our very own, Dr. Swagatika Paul, on passing her dissertation defense!

2023 SoN Summer Research Retreat

Summer undergraduate fellow, Grace Wright, presented her research at the 2023 SoN Summer Research Retreat, after participating in the...