The lab of Cristian Lasagna-Reeves, Associate Professor at @bcmhouston Investigating cellular and molecular mechanisms of AD and other tauopathies
Houston, TX
Joined December 2019
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Resilience against AD neuropathology might rely on the amyloid plaque microenvironment. Want to learn more? Check out our paper in Acta Neuropathologica! Excellent job @NurJury @pbmartinc @EChimalJ in the lab and our collabs @jungsukim77 @HandeKarahan_ link.springer.com/article/10…
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New TYP lab paper out today in @PNASNews from former PhD student Zach Augur and postdoc @FogoGarrett all about how astrocytic BAG3 coordinates Alzheimer's proteostasis proteins! Read all about it here: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.25…
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The @alzassociation will always stand up for people and science. See below to find out how we’re speaking up to support the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.
Alongside @American_Heart, we have filed an amicus brief supporting the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (DPRIT), an initiative approved by nearly 70% of voters to advance research on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
Despite the clear message sent by the people of Texas, litigation has delayed DPRIT's implementation, but we will continue fighting to see it succeed.
Learn more: bit.ly/4gXq6S7.
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Dr. Jeannie Chin is the recipient of the 2026 John S. Dunn Collaborative Research Award!
This award program builds on the success of its 18-year history and the interdisciplinary environment that promotes collaboration with the Gulf Coast Consortia.
Congratulations, Dr. Chin!
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2026 #HorwitzPrize Awarded for Work on #Epigenetics in Neurological Diseases to Dr. H. Zoghbi and Dr. A. Bird bcm.edu/news/2026-horwitz-pr… @bcmhouston @EdinburghUni @Columbia @TexasChildrens @bcmgenetics
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Honored to receive my first research grant from the @alzassociation! Excited for the work ahead on Bassoon and its role in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Grateful to be doing this work with the @LasagnaLab🧠🔬
#ALZFunded #ENDALZ #BCMNeurology
Congratulations to Henika Patel, Ph.D. (@PatelHenika), Instructor of Neurology in the Lasagna-Reeves Lab, on receiving an @alzassociation Research Fellowship!
#ALZFunded #BCMNeurology #BCMResearch #LasagnaReevesLab #Neuroscience #Neurodegeneration #AlzheimersResearch
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🎉 A major boost for Parkinson’s research!
The Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation has gifted $500K to support research led by Cristian Lasagna-Reeves, PhD, and his @LasagnaLab team focused on the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease. 🧠🔬
#ParkinsonsResearch #Neurology
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New from #AAIC26: A blood test may help predict risk of cognitive decline due to Alzheimer’s a decade before symptoms appear. Learn More: bit.ly/3ThnRiY
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This LatAm-FINGERS news from #AAIC26 is big. Not just for science, but for the power of global scientific collaboration. Check out The Lancet paper!
thelancet.com/journals/lance…
📰 Breaking news from #AAIC26: Lifestyle program improves brain health among older adults at risk for dementia across Latin America — confirming and expanding Alzheimer’s Association-funded U.S. POINTER Trial results. Learn More: bit.ly/4f7dJ3z
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Today, the FDA approved a subcutaneous starter dose of Leqembi, marking the first anti-amyloid treatment that can be given by injection (at a doctor’s office or at home) throughout the full course of treatment.
Until now, Leqembi could only be administered through IV infusions every two weeks at a hospital or infusion center.
Today’s FDA action gives people and families more options.
Read our full statement:
alz.org/news/2026/alzheimers…
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This month’s #FromTheLabs image showcases research from @LasagnaLab exploring how toxic tau proteins travel between connected neurons. 🧠🔬 These studies are helping advance our understanding of neurodegenerative disorders.
📸 courtesy of @NurJury!
🔗:buff.ly/fYBfOWg
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#ImageoftheMonth: #Tau-containing molecular aggregates (pink) inside #neurons are the defining features of #Alzheimersdisease. Image courtesy of @LasagnaLab @NurJury. @bcmhouston @bcmneurology #research Read more here: blogs.bcm.edu/2026/06/04/fro…
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Collaboration, innovation and discovery on display at our recent Research Symposium. 🧠
Faculty, trainees and researchers shared emerging work across the neurosciences and engaged in conversations that continue to move the field forward.
#Neurology #Neuroscience #Research
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In 2025, Texas voters made history when they approved funding for the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (DPRIT).
The Lone Star State is investing $3 billion over 10 years in dementia research, creating the largest state-funded dementia research program in the country.
Congratulations to our Texas advocates on receiving the 2026 State Policy Achievement Award! #alzforum
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At #Tau2026, we honored Rainwater Prize winners Drs. Dennis Dickson (@dennis_w_d) & Melissa Murray (@DrNeuroChic) for their contributions in combining brain banking, pathology, and imaging to enhance insights into tauopathies. rainwatercharitablefoundatio…
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Honored to be named the first president and provost distinguished fellow at Iowa and to continue as the Roy J. Carver Director of the Iowa Neuroscience Institute @UIowaNeuro Looking forward to continuing to build our creative, collaborative community @uiowa
🎉Congratulations to Ted Abel, PhD, on being named the first president and provost distinguished fellow at @uiowa. In this role, Abel will be more involved with the implementation of the university’s strategic plan, with a focus on faculty success, recognition, and collaboration across disciplines. He will begin May 1.
uiowa.pulse.ly/5mnvun9wnc
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Discover our exceptional lineup of #AAIC26 plenary speakers. We’re honored to have these experts in the field share their work with the global dementia science community. Read more about their presentations and register today: alz.org/aaic
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Excited to share new work led by Sam Swift in the lab identifying NINL as a modifier of tau seeding alz-journals.onlinelibrary.w…
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Pleased to share our latest study using super resolution to show that a pathogenic Tau mutation drives autophagy-lysosome dysfunction that limits Tau degradation in a model of frontotemporal dementia by the amazing Dr Mirfakhar 🔬🧫 nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
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🎧 Listen to this episode of the Alzheimer’s Breakthrough podcast as 2026 Rainwater Prize winner Dr. Melissa Murray (@DrNeuroChic) explains how earlier detection and brain donation are advancing more targeted approaches to neurodegenerative disease. drjosh.com/episode62-alzheim…
ALT Rainwater Prize winner Dr. Melissa Murray on the Alzheimer's Breakthrough podcast: “Tau pathology is actually not only Alzheimer's, but could be affected in many other forms. And those changing forms help us to inform each other. And so I think the more the people work together in the area of tau research, the better.”
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Celebrating #HHMIInvestigator Huda Zoghbi, recognized by the Lurie Autism Institute for her ground-breaking discovery that mutations in the MECP2 gene cause Rett syndrome — work that continues to transform autism research today: bit.ly/4sFhNx6.
ALT Nancy Lurie Marks Prize for Autism Research Huda Y. Zoghbi HHMI Investigator Baylor College of Medicine