The Pickrell Lab

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dr. Lauren Fritsch successfully defends her thesis, "The Role of STING-Mediated Neuroinflammation in Traumatic Brain Injury", after...