Joe L Wilkerson
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Joe L Wilkerson
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A postdoc at the University of Utah researching how sphingolipids influence glia and neurons to drive neurodegeneration and metabolic disorders 🏳️‍🌈📷🏕🥾⛷️
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BREAKING: Shots fired at 'No Kings' protest in Salt Lake City, Utah
June 15, 2025 at 2:25 AM
SLC had a huge crowd, one of the biggest I've ever seen, at the #nokings protest. We were peacefully marching until an active shooter opened fire into the crowd.
June 15, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Saturday morning grant writing with a cat.
May 31, 2025 at 3:45 PM
My department inherited a nice Leica microscope and decided to invest in it to add some nice functions, a new camera, updated software, a moterized stage and an LED light source. I was ecstatic! This morning I met with my sales rep. This afternoon I get this email. Just my luck 🤬
April 4, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Weak Science = Weak America

Scientists all over the US protested government cuts to science agencies and attacks on universities. It is sad to see science turned into a political boogeyman and an enemy in a stupid culture war. #standupforscience
March 8, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Yikes! Glad I've always used the male as the carrier.
Parental origin of transgene modulates amyloid-β plaque burden in the 5xFAD mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease: Neuron www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
Parental origin of transgene modulates amyloid-β plaque burden in the 5xFAD mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease
The 5xFAD transgenic model, popular in Alzheimer’s disease research, exhibits varying cerebral plaque burden depending on the parental source of the transgene. Mice inheriting the transgene paternally...
www.cell.com
January 20, 2025 at 11:29 PM
#AAIC24
Great to see friends and all the new research, and a chance to share mine.
August 8, 2024 at 11:38 PM
I submitted my K01 on my Alzheimer's Disease project today! Crossing my figures that I get it.
October 12, 2023 at 9:17 PM