The Pickrell Lab

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

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...

12th Salk Institute Cell Cycle Meeting

PhD student Swagatika Paul presented her poster on autophagy, cell cycle, and micronucleation in San Diego, CA at the 12th Salk Institute...

10th Annual Southeastern Immunology Symposium

PhD student Colin Kelly presented his research on traumatic brain injury and Parkinson’s disease at the 10th Annual Southeastern...

2nd place Oral Presentation at the UMDF in Charlotte

Post-bac student Nicole DeFoor was selected for an oral presentation and awarded 2nd place for her oral presentation at the United...

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...