Erik Musiek

I am thrilled to announce that my first, first-author publication from my PhD journey is now finally live on bioRxiv! biorxiv.org/content/10.110… 🥳🍾👏🎉 In this work, we used iPS-microglia to create a ‘’Everything you ever wanted to know about human microglial reaction to tau…’’

I had a great time at @AuburnSoccer ID camp with my fellow 2026 Auburn recruits! Excited for next year! @AUCoachJames @Kelly_Madsen23 @AU_DCeranic @BennyMadsen1 @CunnaneTeigan @ImYouthSoccer @ImCollegeSoccer

Don't forget: If you have papers related to sleep/circadian rhythms and Alzheimer's Disease (or related dementias), Alzhiemer's & Dementia has an open Call for papers! All types of papers will be considered (clinical, basic, translational, etc). alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/15…

Our @SLSGSoccerClub Navy 08 team won 3-2 today vs. Colorado Rush. @maddie_dimaria with the first 2 goals, and I had the third, shown here. @AuburnSoccer @ImYouthSoccer @TopDrawerSoccer @PrepSoccer #ECNLPlayoffs

A whole issue on sleep, clocks and dementia! Delighted to be a guest editor! Calling for submissions! @ISTAART @SIESTASynergy @SleepPIA

Here is my goal against Charlotte SA from #ECNLPlayoffs. We won 3-1 with 2 goals from @maddie_dimaria. @AuburnSoccer @ImYouthSoccer @TopDrawerSoccer.

I'm excited to be here in San Diego, but it's the second year in a row at #ECNLPlayoffs that one of my kids is on crutches with a navicular bone fracture.

This should be required reading by all graduate students and postdocs | A brief guide to statistical analysis of grouped data in preclinical research nature.com/articles/s4225…

Dreaming of publishing your #sleep & circadian work in @alzdemjournals? 🧠💤Now’s your chance. Thrilled to guest edit this special issue with @ErikMusiek @Prof_Naismith and Brendan Lucey. Don't snooze on the deadline! @alzassociation @ResearchSleep @SleepPIA @UCSFmac 👇

Congratulations to Dr. Melvin King, who successfully defended his PhD thesis on Monday! A well-deserved achievement, and a fun time. Melvin is the 7th PhD student to graduate from the lab.

I'm excited to serve as a guest editor with @YueLengsleep, @Prof_Naismith, and Brendan Lucey for a special issue of Alzheimer’s & Dementia on Sleep and AD. Call for papers is open below! Don't forget the circadian clock! @alzassociation #ENDALZ alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/15…

Happening today!

Less than a week away! Join us Monday at 2:00pm for Melvin King's thesis defense!

An antibody directed to the NAD-degrading enzyme CD38 in mice restores metabolic fitness, improves cognitive performance & lowers neuroinflammation nature.com/articles/s4146…

A week ago, I defended my PhD thesis about the role of REV-ERBs in astrocytes in neurodegeneration. None of this was possible without the support of my family, my PI, my wonderful lab and my friends. Now onwards into clinic #PhDone #mstp #washumed

I’m truly grateful to the @_BrightFocus Foundation for recognizing our research and supporting this journey. It’s an honor to be part of a community driving real progress together. Sincere thanks to @ErikMusiek for his invaluable guidance throughout.

This is really exciting and translationally-important work from @holtzman4 lab and Samira Parhizkar! @WashUNeurology @WashUcobras

Lemborexant, a dual orexin receptor antagonist, ameliorates tau-mediated sleep loss and neurodegeneration in males in a mouse model of tauopathy nature.com/articles/s4159…

🧠💤 Can better sleep protect the brain? New research from WashU shows that the sleep aid lemborexant improves rest and reduces harmful tau protein buildup—offering potential protection against Alzheimer’s disease. bit.ly/4jubE1Z

Ashish Sharma, PhD, a BrightFocus Alzheimer's Disease Research grant recipient, is uncovering the connection between circadian rhythm disruptions and the accumulation of amyloid plaques and tau protein in the brain—two key Alzheimer's biomarkers. This research is deeply personal…