The Pickrell Lab

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

NIGMS Supplement Awarded

Thanks to the NIA, we were awarded our NIGMS supplement on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias to study how alpha synuclein is...

Dennis Dean Undergraduate Conference

Senior undergraduate researcher, Leila, disseminates her contributions to the lab's research at the Virginia Tech Office of Undergraduate...

Mini Golf Fun

We had a fun lab outing at the local mini-golf course. First-time mini golfer Sahitya ended up being the champ!

Celebrating our Graduates!

We congratulated our senior undergraduates, Leila and Baitong, for graduating this semester by going out to Cabo Fish Taco for some lunch.

Discover BMB in Seattle

PhD candidate, Swagatika Paul, was selected for an oral presentation and awarded with a travel grant to attend the American Society for...

TBMH Winter Symposium 2023

Pickrell Lab 2nd-year graduate students Sahitya Biswas (above) and Colin Kelly present updates on their ongoing projects at the annual...

Christmas Party with Friends!

Theus Lab hosts an annual Christmas get together with Morton and Pickrell Lab where we celebrate the past year. Everyone had a fun time...

American Society for Cell Bio 2022

Lab Technician Nicole DeFoor presents her ongoing work "COVID-19 treatment drug Remdesivir increases mtDNA copy number, but only causes...

Picking Pumpkins with Pickrell Lab

Members of Pickrell Lab enjoy a fall day at Sinkland Farms' Annual Pumpkin Festival. Corn mazes, pumpkin picking, and vendor shopping...