Gary J. Bassell
@basselllab.bsky.social
Chair, Dept. Cell Biology at Emory SOM, Atlanta
RNA and synapse biology in neuronal health and disease
https://cellbio.emory.edu/basselllab/
https://med.emory.edu/departments/cell-biology/index.html
RNA and synapse biology in neuronal health and disease
https://cellbio.emory.edu/basselllab/
https://med.emory.edu/departments/cell-biology/index.html
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Research from our department -- 1st author Zach McEachin -- covers #ALS ASOs (antisense oligonucleotides) -- patient response varies widely with ASOs and we need to figure out why. This study covers BIIB078; more recent example jacifusen/ulefnersen news.emory.edu/stories/2025...
Why a promising ALS drug failed: Emory study offers answers | Emory University | Atlanta GA
A new Emory University study led by the Emory ALS Center in collaboration with investigators from the Center for Neurodegenerative Disease sheds light on why a once-promising experimental medication f...
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September 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Research from our department -- 1st author Zach McEachin -- covers #ALS ASOs (antisense oligonucleotides) -- patient response varies widely with ASOs and we need to figure out why. This study covers BIIB078; more recent example jacifusen/ulefnersen news.emory.edu/stories/2025...
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McEachin’s multiomic approach reveals disease-specific molecular changes, facilitating biomarker and targeted therapy development. An example of his work was published in Cell this month. 3/4 news.emory.edu/stories/2025...
Why a promising ALS drug failed: Emory study offers answers | Emory University | Atlanta GA
A new Emory University study, led by the Emory ALS Center and the Center for Neurodegenerative Disease at Emory’s Goizueta Brain Health Institute, sheds light on why a once-promising experimental medi...
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September 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM
McEachin’s multiomic approach reveals disease-specific molecular changes, facilitating biomarker and targeted therapy development. An example of his work was published in Cell this month. 3/4 news.emory.edu/stories/2025...
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Looking forward to visiting Emory Cell Biology dept tomorrow! @basselllab.bsky.social @angalus.bsky.social @katzlab.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Looking forward to visiting Emory Cell Biology dept tomorrow! @basselllab.bsky.social @angalus.bsky.social @katzlab.bsky.social
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My department at Emory is a hiring a tenure-track neuroscientist!
Anyone who's talked to me in the last 4 years knows I cannot say enough good things about my dept and the neuroscience community here. My colleagues are so wonderfully supportive. Postdocs, please apply!
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Anyone who's talked to me in the last 4 years knows I cannot say enough good things about my dept and the neuroscience community here. My colleagues are so wonderfully supportive. Postdocs, please apply!
apply.interfolio.com/174371
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September 30, 2025 at 6:25 PM
My department at Emory is a hiring a tenure-track neuroscientist!
Anyone who's talked to me in the last 4 years knows I cannot say enough good things about my dept and the neuroscience community here. My colleagues are so wonderfully supportive. Postdocs, please apply!
apply.interfolio.com/174371
Anyone who's talked to me in the last 4 years knows I cannot say enough good things about my dept and the neuroscience community here. My colleagues are so wonderfully supportive. Postdocs, please apply!
apply.interfolio.com/174371
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UCLA’s funds reinstated after yesterday’s court order! Thanks to the brave researchers and their amazing counsel, including Dean Chemerinsky, who brought suit. This is just another turn in the ongoing fight, but a great result for now.
September 24, 2025 at 10:08 PM
UCLA’s funds reinstated after yesterday’s court order! Thanks to the brave researchers and their amazing counsel, including Dean Chemerinsky, who brought suit. This is just another turn in the ongoing fight, but a great result for now.
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We are hiring! We are currently interviewing for an entry level staff position in the lab, but it is not too late to submit a postdoc application! Send a note of interest to me and apply here: bit.ly/3VmmM7m
September 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
We are hiring! We are currently interviewing for an entry level staff position in the lab, but it is not too late to submit a postdoc application! Send a note of interest to me and apply here: bit.ly/3VmmM7m
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In honor of International Myotonic Dystrophy Awareness Day (Sept15), these buildings will be lighting up in Green.
If you are near any of these buildings and happen to see them, please share a photo with us and/or share with us here and tag us.
@myotonicstrong.bsky.social #myotonicdystrophyawareness
If you are near any of these buildings and happen to see them, please share a photo with us and/or share with us here and tag us.
@myotonicstrong.bsky.social #myotonicdystrophyawareness
September 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
In honor of International Myotonic Dystrophy Awareness Day (Sept15), these buildings will be lighting up in Green.
If you are near any of these buildings and happen to see them, please share a photo with us and/or share with us here and tag us.
@myotonicstrong.bsky.social #myotonicdystrophyawareness
If you are near any of these buildings and happen to see them, please share a photo with us and/or share with us here and tag us.
@myotonicstrong.bsky.social #myotonicdystrophyawareness
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🌍 60+ Global Alliance Organizations Recognize the 5th annual International #MyotonicDystrophy Awareness Day! 💚 We proudly celebrate the remarkable strength & resilience of the DM community around the world. 🌟 Read the full press release at www.myotonic.org/global-allia...
September 15, 2025 at 4:00 AM
🌍 60+ Global Alliance Organizations Recognize the 5th annual International #MyotonicDystrophy Awareness Day! 💚 We proudly celebrate the remarkable strength & resilience of the DM community around the world. 🌟 Read the full press release at www.myotonic.org/global-allia...
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There's still time to Go #GreenForDM! Raising #myotonicDystrophy awareness is as simple as wearing green 💚 Join the MDF Team and the DM community — post your pic, use #myotonicDystrophy, and tag MDF to show your support on Awareness Day! 💪✨
September 16, 2025 at 12:07 AM
There's still time to Go #GreenForDM! Raising #myotonicDystrophy awareness is as simple as wearing green 💚 Join the MDF Team and the DM community — post your pic, use #myotonicDystrophy, and tag MDF to show your support on Awareness Day! 💪✨
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We celebrate @jimena-andersen.bsky.social, Zachary McEachin and Jian Hu, who were nominated by their colleagues as part of #Emory University School of Medicine’s 2025 Researcher Appreciation Day. 1/4 med.emory.edu/about/facult...
September 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
We celebrate @jimena-andersen.bsky.social, Zachary McEachin and Jian Hu, who were nominated by their colleagues as part of #Emory University School of Medicine’s 2025 Researcher Appreciation Day. 1/4 med.emory.edu/about/facult...
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New research from #Emory #ALS Center and Dept of Neurology! Analysis of Biogen/Ionis-sponsored clinical trial of ASOs (antisense oligonucleotides) targeting C9orf72, the most common genetic cause of ALS. 1/x www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Molecular impact of antisense oligonucleotide therapy in C9orf72-associated ALS
This study provides an in-depth examination of the effects of BIIB078 antisense oligonucleotide
therapy (ASO) in ALS patients with C9orf72 mutations. Although the drug reached the
brain and spinal cor...
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August 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
New research from #Emory #ALS Center and Dept of Neurology! Analysis of Biogen/Ionis-sponsored clinical trial of ASOs (antisense oligonucleotides) targeting C9orf72, the most common genetic cause of ALS. 1/x www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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RFK Jr. is targeting mRNA technology, a major scientific advancement that allowed for the rapid development of coronavirus vaccines. wapo.st/4lhtvKe
August 6, 2025 at 8:54 PM
RFK Jr. is targeting mRNA technology, a major scientific advancement that allowed for the rapid development of coronavirus vaccines. wapo.st/4lhtvKe
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Senate committee endorses NIH budget increase, rebuking Trump administration’s proposed 40% cut www.statnews.com/2025/07/31/n...
Senate committee endorses NIH budget increase, rebuking Trump administration’s proposed 40% cut
Senators from both parties endorsed a $400 million increase to the budget of the National Institutes of Health on Thursday
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July 31, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Senate committee endorses NIH budget increase, rebuking Trump administration’s proposed 40% cut www.statnews.com/2025/07/31/n...
Delighted to welcome new graduate student, Engila, for PhD thesis research in our lab! Congrats! Celebrated passing qualifiers with senior graduate students Maxine & Betty! Very proud of them and looking forward to supporting their thesis journey Graduate Neuroscience Program @ Emory University!!
July 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Delighted to welcome new graduate student, Engila, for PhD thesis research in our lab! Congrats! Celebrated passing qualifiers with senior graduate students Maxine & Betty! Very proud of them and looking forward to supporting their thesis journey Graduate Neuroscience Program @ Emory University!!
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Our lab is looking to recruit a new postdoc to join our team. You can visit us at leritlab.org to learn more and submit applications here: faculty-emory.icims.com/jobs/149999/... (or scan the QR in the ad below!) Review will commence in early August.
July 24, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Our lab is looking to recruit a new postdoc to join our team. You can visit us at leritlab.org to learn more and submit applications here: faculty-emory.icims.com/jobs/149999/... (or scan the QR in the ad below!) Review will commence in early August.
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Another congratulations to Shubham Kale whose paper about cochlear development and innervation just came out in Developmental Biology. See the details in person here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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July 21, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Another congratulations to Shubham Kale whose paper about cochlear development and innervation just came out in Developmental Biology. See the details in person here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Our lab @emoryuniversity.bsky.social Dept. of Cell Biology is hiring a research technician! This position is ideal for someone who enjoys research, organization, and working in a team. Come for a few years and publish with us, or stay to build a career. staff-emory.icims.com/jobs/149068/...
June 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Our lab @emoryuniversity.bsky.social Dept. of Cell Biology is hiring a research technician! This position is ideal for someone who enjoys research, organization, and working in a team. Come for a few years and publish with us, or stay to build a career. staff-emory.icims.com/jobs/149068/...
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I urge everyone to read Unbreaking’s new page on everything the govt is doing to destroy & diminish medical research funding.
It’s the best thing I’ve read on this topic: @lizneeley.bsky.social & co have such done an incredible job.
unbreaking.org/issues/medic...
It’s the best thing I’ve read on this topic: @lizneeley.bsky.social & co have such done an incredible job.
unbreaking.org/issues/medic...
Medical Research Funding — Unbreaking
How the administration is breaking the government, and what that means for all of us.
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May 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I urge everyone to read Unbreaking’s new page on everything the govt is doing to destroy & diminish medical research funding.
It’s the best thing I’ve read on this topic: @lizneeley.bsky.social & co have such done an incredible job.
unbreaking.org/issues/medic...
It’s the best thing I’ve read on this topic: @lizneeley.bsky.social & co have such done an incredible job.
unbreaking.org/issues/medic...
Bittersweet but memorable going away celebration for Luke after 8 years in our lab following PhD thesis and short postdoc. We thank Luke for his research, dedication and friendship. Excited to see his career ahead. We will miss you and look forward to our future times together.
May 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Bittersweet but memorable going away celebration for Luke after 8 years in our lab following PhD thesis and short postdoc. We thank Luke for his research, dedication and friendship. Excited to see his career ahead. We will miss you and look forward to our future times together.
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Thrilled to share our latest study out in @natureportfolio.nature.com led by the fantastically talented Jing Liu. Our study provides insight into a long standing question in biology: What molecular features make us uniquely human and how do these function? www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A human-specific enhancer fine-tunes radial glia potency and corticogenesis - Nature
HARE5, a human accelerated region enhancer, modulates cortical development by influencing neural progenitor cell behaviour, leading to an enlarged neocortex with increased functional independence betw...
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May 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Thrilled to share our latest study out in @natureportfolio.nature.com led by the fantastically talented Jing Liu. Our study provides insight into a long standing question in biology: What molecular features make us uniquely human and how do these function? www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Congratulations to Delia graduating with highest honors @emorycollege.bsky.social
Delia is off to @stanford.edu for PhD studies!
I really enjoyed special dinner with Delia and her proud mom visiting from China!!
Delia is off to @stanford.edu for PhD studies!
I really enjoyed special dinner with Delia and her proud mom visiting from China!!
May 13, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Congratulations to Delia graduating with highest honors @emorycollege.bsky.social
Delia is off to @stanford.edu for PhD studies!
I really enjoyed special dinner with Delia and her proud mom visiting from China!!
Delia is off to @stanford.edu for PhD studies!
I really enjoyed special dinner with Delia and her proud mom visiting from China!!
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Unlawful grant terminations harm young scientists and threaten America's scientific future. FASEB and leading scientific organizations call for the immediate restoration of funding that supports the next generation of researchers. Read more:
FASEB and Life Science Organizations Urge Immediate Research Funding Restoration
FASEB, along with several other leading life science organizations, file an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit that calls for the immediate restoration of critical research funding.
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May 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Unlawful grant terminations harm young scientists and threaten America's scientific future. FASEB and leading scientific organizations call for the immediate restoration of funding that supports the next generation of researchers. Read more:
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Unlawful grant terminations are harming young scientists and threatening innovation. ASCB joins leaders calling for immediate funding restoration.
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Leading Life Science Organizations: Unlawful Grant Terminations Pose Grave Threat to America’s Innovation Pipeline - ASCB
Amicus Brief Filed in Support of Suit Calling for Immediate Funding Restoration WASHINGTON, DC – Four leading life science organizations, including the ASCB, filed an amicus brief today asking the cou...
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May 2, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Unlawful grant terminations are harming young scientists and threatening innovation. ASCB joins leaders calling for immediate funding restoration.
www.ascb.org/society-news...
www.ascb.org/society-news...
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Check out these lucky undergrads and wonderful mentors!
End of semester lunch to thank our six inspiring @emorycollege.bsky.social undergraduate researchers from freshman to senior year: Rayna, Riya, Alysia, Anya, Eric and Delia who will graduate with highest honors thesis, then off to
@stanford.edu for PhD! Much thanks our lab mentors! Great teams!
@stanford.edu for PhD! Much thanks our lab mentors! Great teams!
May 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Check out these lucky undergrads and wonderful mentors!
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Johns Hopkins is offering funds to researchers who lost federal grants
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Johns Hopkins To Offer Funds To Researchers Who’ve Lost Federal Grants
Johns Hopkins University will provide three new self-funded grant programs to help its faculty and students cope with the cancelation or interruption of federal funding.
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April 30, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Johns Hopkins is offering funds to researchers who lost federal grants
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