March 2026 News

March 6, 2026

Awards, New Papers, and Announcements

• Kara B, Kelly IM, Beck JS, Kuhn N, Mufson EJ, Vega IE, Kanaan NM, Counts SE (2026) Pretangle tau pathology accrual in the default mode network during the progression of Alzheimer's disease. Mol Neurodegener Adv. 2:13. PMID: 41695614
  
  
• Arnetz JE, Arble E, Iseler J, Pena M, Evola N, Vanschagen J, Beck JS, Counts SE, Arnetz BB (2026) Thriving in Nursing Work: The Association Between Self-Reports and Biomarkers of Stress, Inflammation and Neuroplasticity. J Adv Nurs. 10.1111. PMID: 41672960
  
  
• Sabir U, Csubak BA, Ilchenko S, Ansari MY, Kanaan NM, Tsai TH, Srinivasan D, Dengler-Crish CM, Kasumov T. Sex-specific effects of acetylation on tauopathy in aging htau mice. Sci Rep. 2026 Mar 3. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-41691-0. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41775902.
  
  
• Samelson AJ, Ariqat N, McKetney J, Rohanitazangi G, Parra Bravo C, Bose RS, Travaglini KJ, Lam VL, Goodness D, Ta T, Dixon G, Marzette E, Jin J, Tian R, Tse E, Abskharon R, Pan HS, Carroll EC, Lawrence RE, Gestwicki JE, Rexach JE, Eisenberg DS, Kanaan NM, Southworth DR, Gross JD, Gan L, Swaney DL, Kampmann M. CRISPR screens in iPSC-derived neurons reveal principles of tau proteostasis.Cell. 2026 Jan 28:S0092-8674(25)01487-4. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2025.12.038. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41610849.
  
  
• Cook Maher A, Rose S, DuBois KN, Kanaan NM, Koeppe R, Bross J, Flynn E, Murphey YL, Persad CC, Giordani B. Motor, not cognitive, performance relates to amyloid status in normal older adults. Alzheimers Dement (Amst). 2026 Jan 7;18(1):e70237. doi: 10.1002/dad2.70237. PMID: 41522283; PMCID: PMC12780340.
  
  
• Brishti White, Sortwell Lab graduate student, has been selected by MSU to be sponsored to participate in the AAAS Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering workshop to be held in Washington DC April 12-15, 2026.