Holiday Party and Undergraduate Presentations We celebrated the holidays (and the end of the semester)! Kirsten, Ted, Sofia, and Keerthana presented on what they had been working on for the past semester. Afterward, we had our (relatively) annual white elephant gift exchange.

Empowering Alzheimer’s Patients to Discover Treatments WEL – ROBERT A. WELCH HALL, 2.308 Professor Jon Pierce gave a lecture on his personal connection to Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) at the university’s annual Explore UT event. Students learned about this neuroscientist’s novel approach to researching the disease that involves tiny worms and the people who may find…

Discovering Treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease Using Worms The Pierce lab showcases how their researchers search for the cure for Alzheimer’s disease, one of the leading causes of death in the United States, at UT’s annual Explore UT. More information can be found here.