
The Dr. O’Connell Lab
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The Dr. O’Connell Lab
@KMS_OConnell
Associate Professor at The Jackson Laboratory. All posts reflect only my views.



BREAKING NEWS The 2023 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.











@umich @UM_MNI @umichmedicine @KaczorowskiLab is looking for postbaccs/research technicians interested in Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s Disease research. Vibrant, diverse and intellectually rewarding culture - great opportunity for mentored training! DM me for more details!


Detecting the effect of genetic diversity on brain composition in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model biorxiv.org/cgi/content/sh… #biorxiv_neursci


Romeo has completed the trek across the continent and is now a Michigander. 😊


I am excited to finally announce that @KaczorowskiLab will be moving to @UMich in March! Many great opportunities to join the team so please reach out! Lots of great collaborations continuing @jacksonlab with @KMS_OConnell. Best of both worlds for current and future lab members.

Congrats to TwitterLess postbacc Tom Murdy on acceptance of 1st author manuscript "Leveraging Genetic Diversity in Mice to Inform Individual Differences in Brain Microstructure and Memory" and acceptance to MD/PhD for fall of 2022. @KaczorowskiLab @jacksonlab



