Monica Mesecar 🧠♿️

After months of hard work, my first-ever research paper (which also happens to be my first author paper!!) is live as a pre-print and hopefully coming soon to a journal near you! biorxiv.org/content/10.110… Interested in single-cell transcriptomics and brain aging? Thread below!🧵

Congrats to @mmesecar99 for her first-first author paper available now in npj aging!! 🧠 An awesome collaboration with Megan Duffy & other Cookson lab members investigating healthy brain aging, part of an ongoing project with more to come soon👀

Do you have an elderly or disabled neighbor in NYC? Be a good neighbor and let them know about the free air conditioner program. If they earn $3473 or less a month, NYC will cover the costs of an A/C. Remember…last summer we had 95 degree weather. Look out for them

Inflammatory signaling differentially changes chromatin accessibility and gene expression of the PD- associated kinase LRRK2 between human and mice link.springer.com/article/10.118…

NIH released its inaugural Strategic Plan for Disability Health Research today. This groundbreaking new plan provides a comprehensive roadmap to advance innovative and responsible research that promotes the health and well-being of Americans with disabilities. Find out more ➡️ dpcpsi.nih.gov/disabilityheal…

Super excited to be offering a 7-week course on transcriptomics targeted at advanced beginners (some coding experience, not ready for advanced analyses) starting this week! Find out more about this course and others like it via @LearnWithFAES

Out today in Cell Reports Methods from the @jungsukim77 lab! Comparative analysis of nuclei isolation methods for brain single-nucleus RNA sequencing Very fun project that I co-lead with @HollyNKersey & Luke Dabin😎 cell.com/cell-reports-m…

We have an open CFA for an Assistant Editor! This role is best suited for a grad student interested in writing and editorial work in disability studies or a related field. Applicants dont need to be in the US Apps due: 15th April 2026 More info here: disstudies.org/call-for-app...

Applications for our 2026 Lime Connect Pathways Scholarship for high school seniors with disabilities are now open! The scholarship recipients will receive $1000 to support their university/ college studies. The app deadline is April 15th at 11:00 PM ET limeconnect.com/awards/lime-co…

A new Institute for Rare Diseases at @NDscience will accelerate research, educate future leaders and strengthen patient advocacy, bringing hope to families often overlooked by traditional research models. go.nd.edu/a9ee40 #RareDiseaseDay2026

Scholarship applications now open!

Join us for the 7th Annual Conference on Disability in Healthcare and Medicine, focused on advancing accessibility and equity in healthcare. April 25, 2026 | 8:00 AM – 3:45 PM PT Register via QR code or at: smadie.stanford.edu/conference Photo credit: Rick Giudotti

Students who use mobility aids feel left behind after days of snow left sidewalks difficult to navigate, despite the University promising them this wouldn’t become detrimental to their education or Notre Dame experience. ndsmcobserver.com/article/2026/0…

LAST WEEK to apply. Spring academic scholarship applications are due this coming Saturday, January 31 by 11:59pm. Applications found here: Application found here: sampsonslegacyfoundation.com/scholarship-ap…

Bringing back institutions makes sense when you consider they also put suffragettes, unruly wives, queer people, antiwar and civil rights protesters in them too. “Crazy” just means “not normal” and only people in power decides what “normal” is.

Adults with developmental disabilities have access to assisted suicide but not assisted living, care, adequate supports. What message does that send. Mom says daughter with developmental disability has been on group home waitlist for nearly 20 years toronto.citynews.ca/2026/01/22/mom…

Accepting applications for Coelho Center fellows! I could not be more proud of the program and the impact it has had on advancing the careers of people with disabilities in law and policy. Apply here! app.smartsheet.com/b/form/66059a0…

Check out these 2 opportunities for disabled women and nonbinary people from our National Outreach Partner @EmpowHerDis! EmpowHer Expressions, a virtual public speaking class: disabilityempowhernetwork.org/empowher-expre… EmpowHer Camp, a year-long mentorship program: disabilityempowhernetwork.org/empowhercamp

Imaging spatial transcriptomics reveals molecular patterns underlying accumulation of p-Ser129 α-synuclein in a transgenic mouse model nature.com/articles/s4153…

Inflammatory signaling differentially changes chromatin accessibility and gene expression of the PD- associated kinase LRRK2 between human and mice biorxiv.org/content/10.648…

Single cell RNA sequencing reveals limited effects of Lrrk2 genotype in a mouse model of acute CNS inflammation biorxiv.org/content/10.648…