It official! The Hoyer lab has opened it's doors at the Van Andel Institute (VAI) in VAI Department of Neurodegenerative Science. For more information check out our website: hoyerlab.vai.org This is such an exciting adventure. I am thankful to my family, friends, and mentors who have helped me get here!

Great lab representation at the neurodegeneration GRC in Barcelona!

Excellent interview from friend and colleague Lucas Cheadle out in Nature Neuroscience! Great read if you are interested in the journey to becoming a neuroscientist. rdcu.be/dQ1vq

Great Grand Challenges in Parkinson’s Disease conference Van Andel Institute (VAI)! Alysa Kasen and Tommy Goralski took home poster prizes. #proudpi

I’m thrilled to share our study of LRRK2-RAB12 just published. Congrats to Dr Xingjian Li and other lab members. We are grateful to our collaborators Sun’s and Peng’s groups at St Jude Children’s Hospital. It reveals a novel site for targeting LRRK2 in PD. nature.com/articles/s4146…

Happy to welcome Anika Weekes to the lab for a rotation!

More recruiting! We are also searching for a research scientist/associate to join our team at Van Andel Institute (VAI). The successful candidate will lead a group exploring new ways to study immunometabolism in vivo! Apply here: vai.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/VAICaree…

Excited to have this newest preprint from the lab out! There is a lot here to see: pathology maps, a new mouse gene expression atlas, new targets for Parkinson’s!

Great new data from the Scheres lab developing recombinant full-length tau that mimics the PHF conformation!

Researchers examine post-mortem brain tissue & spinal cords from 20 individuals diagnosed with REM sleep behaviour disorder by polysomnography, & find strong neuropathological evidence that it's an early stage of α-synuclein-related neurodegen. disease thelancet.com/journals/laneu…

🚨New job post alert 🚨 We are looking to recruit a talented in vivo scientist to support our growing Parkinson's disease portfolio. Please reach out if you are interested in learning more! denalitherapeutics.com/job?id=0844a51…

We are seeking a motivated and skilled Research Technician to join our team in uncovering the mechanisms of synaptic degeneration in #Parkinson's disease! Please share! ChicagoMedicalSchool Rosalind Franklin U workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default…

PLEASE HELP SHARING - LOOKING FOR POST-DOCS to study the basis of sleep and circadian dysfunction in Alzheimer's and related diseases. bit.ly/4hfP4cd ISTAART Neuromodulatory Subcortical Systems PIA Sleep Research Society Sleep and Circadian Rhythms

Exciting new team members to move the science forward!

Congratulations to VAI's Dr. H. Josh Jang, who has been appointed to assistant professor in our Department of Cell Biology. vai.org/article/van-an…

Congratulations to my first graduate student on her successfully PhD! #proudPI

Great lab summer party this year! Celebrating all the science done by this group over the past 5 years!

Come join us at the Van Andel Institute for the 2025 Grand Challenges in Parkinson's Disease, September 9-10. There will be an impressive line up of speakers who are experts in PD research. Abstract deadline: Aug. 22 Registration deadline: Aug. 29 vai.org/event/2025-gra…

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Grand Challenges in Parkinson’s Disease brings together hundreds of scientists, clinicians and people with Parkinson’s to learn, connect and shape the future of research. Join us Sept. 9–10, 2025 at Van Andel Institute. Learn more and register: grandchallengesinpd.org