College of Medicine
Giasson Lab
Led by Benoit Giasson · Neuroscience
What we study
The Giasson Lab studies how excessive alpha-synuclein affects dopamine neurons in mice, using molecular biology, electrophysiology, and live-cell imaging to understand Parkinson’s disease mechanisms.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Mice
- Papers
- 5
Recent papers, explained
- C1q-dependent clearance of alpha-synuclein allows macrophages to transiently limit enteric synucleinopathy in male mice
2026 · Nature Communications
Shows macrophages clear alpha-synuclein in mouse enteric nervous system.
- Progressive Supranuclear Palsy PERK Haplotype B Selectively Translates DLX1 Promoting Tau Toxicity
2026 · Journal of Neuroscience
Shows PERK-B haplotype selectively translates DLX1, promoting tau toxicity in PSP.
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- Rigorous evaluation of pathological α-synucleinopathy transmissibility between animals in an experimental model
2026 · Acta Neuropathologica Communications
- Corpora amylacea profiling reveals disease stage and brain region-specific alterations in glycogen metabolism in Alzheimer’s disease patient brains
2026 · Cell Reports Medicine
Finds glycogen deposits in Alzheimer’s brains correlate with disease stage and tau tangles.
- Identification and Functional Characterization of the Axolotl ( Ambystoma mexicanum ) Tau Protein
2025 · Alzheimer s & Dementia
Identifies and studies tau protein in axolotls, a regenerating species.
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