Laura Volpicelli
@lvolpic
Neuroscientist, Mama Bear
My grandma told me, “Marry someone you can suffer with.” I used to think that was sad. Now I understand— Love isn't who takes you to dinner. It's who holds you when you're drowning. And builds you a boat.
Could a virus be behind the cause of Parkinson’s disease? Spoiler alert: New exciting data on the 'pegivirus' has arrived. In a discovery that echoes the once-radical link between Helicobacter pylori and peptic ulcer disease, researchers have found human pegivirus (HPgV) in the…
Had a class for first year MD/PhD students with guest lecturer on AI in medicine-lecture was fascinating. But had NO CLUE this is such a controversial topic that incites strong emotions!! Wow. I did learn quite a bit.
i keep trying to leave LinkedIn and it keeps signing me back up against my will. I guess you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave 🤪
The Department of Genetics at Trinity College Dublin is hiring a new faculty member. Come join our lively, diverse and collaborative group of investigators. my.corehr.com/pls/trrecruit/…
If you're tired of AI and stuff...we published CRISPR-based protocols that you can actually use to delete alpha-synuclein (~100% efficiency) or knock it into endogenous locus (~53% eff) in cultured neurons: star-protocols.cell.com/protocols/4339
all my genX coworkers have started to just call me to discuss issues instead of Zoom- I love it and can focus a lot better when I'm on the phone rather than on Zoom. I'm gonna start having people write and send personal letters for any requests!
RIP Ozzy Osbourne (1948 – 2025). As a global rock icon, Ozzy inspired millions with his music, but even more profoundly, he moved the Parkinson’s community by bravely sharing his diagnosis and becoming a pioneer in the conversation around advanced therapies, including stem cell…
May I vent? AI has destroyed customer service. You cannot get the simplest thing done any more and you have to wade through 10 minutes of AI voice prompts to speak with a human. 😡
One of my best friends from grad school, Dr. Marni Silverman, is involved in Tango Mercuiro-designed by neuroscientists, it is a therapeutic program for Parkinson's disease through dance. If you are near D.C. take classes, or donate to support the cause! tangomercurio.org/classes
The only reasonable role of a health insurance company is to pay bills, not to "manage" care. The only reasonable decision-makers in health care are patients and their doctors.
Currently arguing with facebook friend over who has better BBQ- Oregon or Alabama
I don't want to scan a QR code to order at a restaurant. I want to sit down and be given a menu and talk to a person. I hate this trend in restaurants.
One of the best podcasts I've heard in a long time. If you want to learn more about the U.S. I highly recommend listening to this- I learned new things about my country. Amazing what a genius Ben Franklin was at science, math, communications and politics.
America is turning 250. And we’re throwing a yearlong celebration of the greatest country on Earth. The greatest? Yes. The greatest. And we’re kicking off this yearlong event with none other than Akhil Reed Amar. @BariWeiss asks the Yale law professor about the unique history…
Uri Manor's work is incredibly innovative. Makes no sense that his grant was terminated. What the hell is going on?
My lab’s 5-year NIH R01 grant, awarded to study gene therapy for hearing loss, was abruptly terminated. I want to share how this action has been incredibly harmful and disruptive, not just to my lab, but to the scientific process itself. 1/15