Fitzpatrick Lab undergrads publish in Cell

The Fitzpatrick Lab is immensely proud to share that our two undergraduate research fellows, Tamta Arakhamia and Christina E. Lee, have published as co-first authors in Cell!

The study, published today in Cell, employed two complementary techniques to map the structure of tau and decipher the effects of additional molecules, called post-translational modifications (PTMs), on its surface. These new structural insights could accelerate the fight against neurodegenerative diseases, by helping researchers identify new biomarkers that detect these disorders before symptoms arise and design new drugs that target specific PTMs, preventing the onset of disease before it wreaks havoc on the brain.