News
2024
Gavin’s paper “Beyond glycolysis: Aldolase A is a novel effector in reelin mediated dendritic development” has been deposited to BioRxiv
Arya Gupta (Undergraduate) was awarded the Lorem E. World Research Award (UROP) 1/5/2024
2023
Marcus Kankkunen and Arya Gupta (Undergraduate) were awarded the Lorem E. World Research Award (UROP) 9/27/2023
Mingqi Sha (13th graduate student-Neurobiology) joins the lab in September 1, 2023
Shawna’s paper officially accepted to Brain Research (accepted 07/20/2023)
Hannah Axten was awarded the Dr. Marion R. Kramer Scholarship (03/2023)
Christina’s paper “Heterogeneity of novel APOER2 isoforms specific to Alzheimer’s disease impact cellular and synaptic states” has been deposited to BioRxiv
2022
Shawna’s paper “Tight control of the APP-Mint1 interaction in regulating amyloid production” has been deposited to BioRxiv
Marcus Kankkunen (Undergraduate) was awarded the Lorem E. World Research Award (UROP) 9/28/2022
Channa Bao (12th graduate student-Pharmacology) joins the lab in August 1, 2022
Evelyn Harper (Undergraduate) was awarded the Lorem E. World Research Award (UROP) 5/31/2022
Keri’s paper officially accepted to Journal of Neuroscience (accepted 4/6/2022)
Christina Gallo successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis (03/28/2022)
Sabrina Kistler (11th graduate student-Pharmacology) joins the lab in March 9, 2022
Christina’s paper officially accepted to Genomics (accepted /2/15/2022)
2021
Andressa’s paper officially accepted to PLOS.Genetics (accepted 10/1/2021, published 11/1/2021)
Christina receives the SfN Trainee Professional Development Award (10/14/2021)
Shawna Henry successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis (07/30/2021)
Keri Omuro successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis (07/28/2021)
Our R21 is officially funded 04/22/2021
Christina’s F31 is officially funded 04/07/2021
Shawna, co-first author on the manuscript “Targeting the APP-Mint2 protein-protein interaction with a peptide based-inhibitor reduces amyloid-β formation” is accepted to Journal of American Chemical Society (accepted 11/30/2020; published 1/5/2021)
2020
Christina Gallo received the 2020 Trainee Professional Development Award from Society for Neuroscience (12/23/2020)
Andressa Mota successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis (12/2/2020)
Andressa’s paper on Forkhead box R1-mediated stress response linked to a case of human microcephaly and brain atrophy has been deposited to BioRxiv
Angela, co-first author on the manuscript “APP family regulates neuronal excitability and synaptic plasticity but not neuronal survival” is accepted to Neuron (accepted 08/13/2020 and published 09/04/2020). Feature Preview Neuron
Christina’s review paper on ApoER2:Functional Tuning through Splicing accepted to Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience (accepted 07/13/2020 and published 07/31/2020)
Shivani Rao was awarded the Bernard Kutner Award – Sargent College (05/2020)
Hannah Waxman (10th graduate student-Neurobiology) joins the lab in April 2020
Shawna Henry was awarded Dr. Marion R. Kramer Scholarship (04/2020)
Emily Kim and Anna Natrakul (undergraduate researchers) awarded UROP funding for summer 2020
2019
Andressa Mota and Angela attended the Gordon Research Conference: Stress Proteins in Growth, Development and Disease in Tuscany, Italy (06/2019)
Shawna Henry attended the FENS meeting on Understanding and Targeting AD in Copenhagen, Denmark (05/2019)
Shivani Raghunath received the Mary Erskine Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award (04/2019)
Andressa Mota received the CAS travel award and BU Women’s Guild Scholarship Award (04/2019)
Amy’s paper accepted to Scientific Reports (04/2019)
Gavin Lagani (9th graduate student-Neurobiology) joins the lab in April 2019
Shivani Raghunath (undergraduate researcher) awarded The Mary Erskine Unhttp://sites.bu.edu/holab/ho-lab/news/dergraduate Research Award for summer 2019
Shawna Henry received the Brenton R. Lutz Award for Outstanding Achievement in Neurobiology (03/2019)
Christina Gallo attended the AD/PD meeting in Lisbon, Portugal (03/2019)
Shawna Henry was awarded The Brain Prize and FENS stipend to attend the FENS meeting on Understanding and Targeting AD (03/2019)
Andressa Mota was awarded the Carl Storm Underrepresented Minority Fellowship to attend the Gordon Research Conference: Stress Proteins in Growth, Development and Disease (02/2019)
2018
Our R01 on Alzheimer’s disease (PI: Uwe Beffert, Co-PI: Angela Ho) is officially funded (8/2018). The preliminary data for this grant was generated through the generous support of the Harold and Margaret Southerland Alzheimer’s Research Fund
Shawna Henry receives Best Poster Award – Neurobiology of Brain Disorders, Spain (08/2018)
Angela Ho presented a poster at the GRC – Cell Biology of the Neuron, Waterville Valley, NH (6/2018)
Keri Omuro presented a poster at the GRC – Lipoprotein Metabolism in the Brain and Circulation and Its Role in Disease, Waterville Valley, NH (6/2018)
Christina Gallo (8th graduate student-Pharmacology) joins the lab in May 2018
Andressa Mota presented a poster at the Cold Spring Harbor Meeting – Nuclear Organization and Function (5/2018)
Lauren Scrandis (undergraduate researcher) awarded UROP funding for summer 2018
Shivani Raghunath (undergraduate researcher) awarded UROP funding for summer 2018
2017
Lauren Scrandis (undergraduate researcher) awarded UROP funding for summer 2017
Julia Hacker (undergraduate researcher) awarded UROP funding for summer 2017
Alice Chiang (undergraduate researcher) awarded UROP funding for summer 2017
Feodora Bertherat (undergraduate researcher) awarded UROP funding for summer 2017
Amy Lin successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis (5/2017)
Greg’s paper accepted to Neuron (02/2017)
2016
Angela is appointed the Associate Chair of Neurobiology (09/2016)
Angela, Uwe, Keri and Sophie attends the GRC-Neurobiology of Brain Disorders Meeting in Girona, Spain (08/2016)
Shawna Henry (7th graduate student-Cell/Molecular) joins the lab in June 2016
Angela Ho received tenure and promoted to Associate Professor of Biology (5/2016)
Alice Chiang (undergraduate researcher) awarded UROP funding for summer 2016
Christopher Zoppo (undergraduate researcher) awarded UROP funding for summer 2016
Greg accepts position at Biogen (3/2016)
Angela Ho and Uwe Beffert receives “The Harold and Margaret Southerland Alzheimer’s Research Fund” http://www.bu.edu/bostonia/winter-spring16/gift-recognizes-familys-struggle-with-alzheimers/
2015
Greg Dillon successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis (12/2015)
Greg Dillon and Amy Lin presented posters at the Society for Neuroscience meeting, Chicago (10/2015)
Our R21 on FOXR1 (PI: Angela Ho, Co-PIs: Uwe Beffert and Tarik Haydar) is officially funded
Kerilyn (Keri) Omuro (6th graduate student-Neuroscience) joins the lab in May 2015
Congratulations Keri on winning the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (04/2015)
Tyler completes his Master’s degree (04/2015)
Camila Tyminski successfully defended her Honor’s thesis in BMB (04/2015)
Angela Ho receives the Patricia McLellan Leavitt Research Award – Boston University (02/2015)
Rahul Agarwal (undergraduate researcher) awarded UROP funding for summer 2015
Connor Kenny (undergraduate researcher) awarded UROP funding for summer 2015
Connor Kenny (undergraduate researcher) accepted to the Harvard Stem Cell Institute Internship Summer Program (2/2015)
2014
Tyler Ash (masters student) joins the lab in Sept 2014
Andressa Mota (5th graduate student-BMB) joins the lab in July 2014
Greg presented poster at Gordon Conference in Neural Development, Rhode Island (08/2014)
Camila Tyminski (undergraduate researcher) awarded UROP funding for summer 2014
John Kambouris successfully defended his Honor’s thesis in Biology (04/2014)
Sarah’s paper accepted to JBC (4/2014)
Our R01 (PI: Angela Ho) is officially funded (2/2014)
Sarah accepts position at Harvard Medical School (1/2014)
2013
Our R21 on CLASP2 (PI: Angela Ho, Co-PIs: Uwe Beffert and Tarik Haydar) is officially funded (12/2013)
Amy Lin (4th graduate student-Pharmacology/Neuroscience) joins the lab in November 2013
Angela’s postdoctoral mentor Thomas Südhof received the Nobel Prize in Medicine (10/2013)
Sarah Sullivan successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis (10/2013)
Camila Tyminski (undergraduate researcher) awarded UROP funding for summer 2013
John Kambouris (undergraduate researcher) awarded UROP funding for summer 2013
Sarah spoke at the Protein Trafficking & Neurodegenerative Disease ARC symposia, BUSM (06/2013)
Josefa Sullivan (undergraduate researcher) awarded UROP funding for spring 2013
Sarah and Greg presented posters at Keystone Symposia, New Mexico (2/2013)
Sophie Theodora Beffert is born (1/2013)
2012
Greg passed his qualification examination (12/2012)
Uwe’s paper accepted to J Neuroscience (8/2012)
Sarah presented poster at Gordon Conference, MA (08/2012)
Josefa Sullivan (undergraduate researcher) awarded UROP funding for summer and fall 2012
John Kambouris (undergraduate researcher) awarded UROP funding for summer 2012
Tina accepts position at Biogen (7/2012)
Jeremy and Sarah’s paper accepted to J Neuroscience (5/2012)
Jeremy accepts position at Berg Biosystems (3/2012)
Tina’s paper accepted to PNAS (1/2012)
Hena Choudhry (undergraduate researcher) awarded UROP funding for spring 2012
2011
Jeremy Chaufty successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis (11/2011)
Angela’s review paper with Jie Shen accepted to Trends in Molecular Medicine (07/2011)
Josefa Sullivan (undergraduate researcher) awarded UROP funding for summer 2011
Sarah passed her qualification examination (3/2011)
2010
Jeremy presented poster at SFN, San Diego (11/2010)
Angela’s co-author paper accepted to J Neurochemistry (10/2010)
Greg Dillon (3rd graduate student-Neurobiology) joins the lab in Sept 2010
Domenic Filingeri (undergraduate researcher) awarded UROP funding for summer 2010
Dana Simmons (undergraduate researcher) awarded UROP funding for summer 2010
Angela’s co-author paper accepted to PNAS (3/2010)
2009
Angela’s co-author paper accepted to J Comp Neurology (12/2009)
Uwe Beffert, Ph.D. (Research Assistant Professor) joins the lab in Dec 2009
Jeremy Chaufty (2nd graduate student-Neurobiology) joins the lab in Nov 2009
Angela awarded the Investigator Initiated Research Grant (IIRG)-Alzheimer’s Association (10/2009)
Sarah Sullivan (1st graduate student-Cell/Molecular) joins the lab in June 2009
Samantha Bettencourt (undergraduate researcher) awarded UROP funding for summer 2009
Felecia Marottoli (undergraduate researcher) awarded UROP funding for spring and summer 2009
Ho Lab officially opens in January 2009
2008
Tina Matos, Ph.D. (postdoctoral fellow) joins the lab in December 2008
Angela started at Boston University October 2008
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