
Orr laboratory
@orrlaboratory
Studying dementia, astrocytes, neurotherapeutics. Pursuing audacious team-based neuroscience and helping the next generation achieve their highest potential.
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https://www.orrlaboratory.com/ 03-09-2022 01:02:18
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Last call for the tenure-track Assistant Professor opening in the Stanford Dept. of Neurobiology. Come be my colleague! We are interested "a broad range of problems in the nervous system at the molecular, cellular and circuit level". Apply here by 9/30: facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/4947…


To senior grad students and junior postdocs. Umass Chan early independence fellows program. An opportunity UMass Chan Medical School to develop your independent research program. An outstanding and supportive environment to grow and excel. umassmed.edu/research/basic…

In the newest study from @LiGanlab in @Neuron, we find that AD’s top risk factors APOE4, Trem2 R47H & female sex elevate microglial cGAS-STING signaling and senescence in tauopathy mice. Huge congrats to Gillian Carling, PhD and the team. cell.com/neuron/fulltex…

We are hiring 3+ Neuroscience faculty at CU Boulder! Seeking applicants with outstanding research programs in cell/molecular neuroscience, behavioral neuroscience, and integrative physiology. #academicjobs Future PI Slack neuro rumblr jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail…

The Center for Neuroimmunology and Glial Biology CNG at UTHealth Houston McGovern Med School has multiple open-rank faculty openings! Come to join us to explore the non-neuronal cells and harness the power of brain immunity. DM or email me if you are interested. nature.com/naturecareers/…

Interested in sex differences in memory? Then come to our amazing minisymposium today at 2 pm in room S406B! Catch me afterwards to learn about grad and postdoc openings in my lab! Frick Neuro Lab





Hot preprint alert!!! Please check out our study led by the amazing Pia Rodriguez on how mitochondrial fission regulates astrocyte morphogenesis! Unexpected findings linking astrocyte mitochondria to tiling and gap junction coupling!!! biorxiv.org/content/10.110…



Our Alzheimer's & Dementia paper Alzheimer's Association led by Eider Arenaza-Urquijo examines how sex & gender impact cognitive resilience to #Alzheimer. We review risk factors, genetics, and pathology, urging the field to adopt a sex/gender-aware approach to resilience doi.org/10.1002/alz.13…


Know an undergraduate who wants to pursue a neuroscience PhD? WUSTL ENDURE empowers participants in their path to graduate school and beyond. Includes $7000 per summer, travel, housing, two scientific meetings/year. Applications due by Feb. 3, 2025. endure.wustl.edu/apply/


