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Mike Henderson

@mxhend.bsky.social

Associate Professor Van Andel Institute Focused on neurodegeneration, synuclein, tau

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Great job, Noah!

14.11.2025 13:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Not just a harmless accessory, tauโ€™s โ€˜fuzzy coatโ€™ contributes to Alzheimerโ€™s progression โ€“ Van Andel Institute Read about Not just a harmless accessory, tauโ€™s โ€˜fuzzy coatโ€™ contributes to Alzheimerโ€™s progression on Van Andel Institute โ€“ Stay updated on the latest research and groundbreaking discoveries in scien...

A study by @mxhend.bsky.social and collaborators found that an unstructured layer surrounding the Alzheimerโ€™s-related protein tau plays a critical role in recruiting other proteins to misfold in Alzheimerโ€™s progression. The findings were published in @natcomms.nature.com. www.vai.org/article/not-...

28.10.2025 20:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Another graduate student defended! Congratulations, Dr. Goralski!

15.09.2025 15:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

#proudmentor

20.08.2025 12:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Sjors Scheres

Sjors Scheres

Excellent opportunity for a postdoc to join @sjorsscheres.bsky.social in the LMBโ€™s Structural Studies Division to work on #cryoEM structure determination of amyloid filaments in a lively, multi-disciplinary group.
Read more: www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Closes 03 AUG
#PostdocJobs #ScienceJobs

07.07.2025 08:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Excited to have several new lab members join us this year!

20.06.2025 13:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Van Andel Institute to recognize Dr. J. Timothy Greenamyre with 2025 Jay Van Andel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Parkinsonโ€™s Disease Research โ€“ Van Andel Institute Read about Van Andel Institute to recognize Dr. J. Timothy Greenamyre with 2025 Jay Van Andel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Parkinsonโ€™s Disease Research on Van Andel Institute โ€“ Stay updated on...

We are thrilled to announce that renowned physician-scientist J. Timothy Greenamyre, M.D., Ph.D., of University of Pittsburgh, will be the recipient of the 2025 Jay Van Andel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Parkinsonโ€™s Disease Research!

14.04.2025 20:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Congratulations to grad student Ben for passing his qualifying exam! Now he gets to do all the exciting research he has proposed!

25.03.2025 20:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Great collaboration with @sjorsscheres.bsky.social led by graduate student @alysa-kasen.bsky.social! It turns out core filament structure and fuzzy coat PTMs contribute to tau seeding.

13.03.2025 22:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Another first place poster prize for graduate student @alysa-kasen.bsky.social for her work on tau pathology seeding! She is finishing up this summer and looking for a postdoc if anyone needs an excellent scientist!

26.02.2025 19:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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VAI Research: A year in review โ€“ Van Andel Institute Read about VAI Research: A year in review on Van Andel Institute โ€“ Stay updated on the latest research and groundbreaking discoveries in science and health.

2024 has been a year of growth and impact for VAI. Check out our research year in review! โฌ‡๏ธ

30.12.2024 15:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Pharmaceutical company Roche announce that their Phase IIb PADOVA study of the alpha synuclein targeting antibody Prasinezumab just missed its primary endpoint (p=0.0657), but their data suggests possible clinical benefit in early-stage #Parkinsons
www.roche.com/media/releas...

19.12.2024 09:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Henderson Lab winter party 2024! Happy holidays everyone!

17.12.2024 18:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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