Alex Powers

It was so cool to see Cohen lab members’ images on the @zeiss_micro WOW Wall at #cellbio2023! Go @MC_Zanellati and @ChihHsuanHsu1

Reacting to Aβ fibrils, microglia hoard lipid droplets, as do microglia around amyloid plaques in #Alzheimersdisease. Two enzymes that make triglycerides are to blame. @LifeAtPurdue @ClevelandClinic @Stanford ow.ly/VvAm50PIuVZ

Switching astrocytes from expressing APOE4 to APOE2 reduced plaques, gliosis, and bettered memory in a mouse amyloidosis model. This may help guide APOE replacement therapies. #AAIC2023 ow.ly/7yfZ50PCzB9

I am thrilled to see Greg Miner and team’s work on the role of PLIN5-FATP4 membrane contact sites in #LipidDroplet to #Mitochondria fatty acid transport published today in @Dev_Cell: authors.elsevier.com/a/1hCz%7E5Sx5g… 1/5

New preprint from the Cohen lab! Led by @iawindham, we found that astrocyte #APOE can traffic to #LipidDroplets, where it modulates LD composition and size: biorxiv.org/content/10.110… 1/12

Please spread the word: we're hiring! We're recruiting a research technician to join our team and study astrocyte cell biology in the supportive environment of the UNC Neuroscience Center. See the job posting for more details: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/254031

I am so excited to share my lab’s first preprint! Led by Greg Miner, we take a dive into the function of #LipidDroplet-#mitochondria contact sites: 1/11 biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Mavis Agbandje-McKenna, Ph.D., a @UFHealth biochemistry researcher whose widely recognized work with viruses led to treatment advances, has passed away at age 57. bit.ly/3uS4Piv