News
2023
November
Sophie Landry presents her work on nucleo-cytoplasmic protein partitioning in cancer at the CCRC meeting in Halifax!
https://www.ccra-acrc.ca/conference/
October
Our study on the accumulation of ubiquitinated proteins during aging in C. elegans is published in bioRxiv!
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.11.07.566011v1
September
Our study of the role of lipid droplets in SQST-1/SQSTM1 dynamics and aging is published in iScience!
https://www.umoncton.ca/nouvelles/info.php?page=1&langue=0&id=26197&campus_selection=all
Isabelle Belliveau and Adia Ouellette join our lab!
July
The Lapierre lab obtains a CFI equipment grant to expand our ability to study cancer and aging!
https://www.umoncton.ca/nouvelles/info.php?page=1&langue=0&id=26197&campus_selection=all
May
The Lapierre lab receives a Discovery Grant from NSERC to study selective autophagy!
Med student Étienne St-Aubin and undergrads Savannah Doucet and Sophie Landry join our lab!
April
Sandrine Daigle receives a Newbolt Presentation award for her honors thesis presentation!!!
March
Our study on the regulation of thermoresistance by neuronal HLH-30 is published in Aging Cell!
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/acel.13741
2022
September
The Lapierre lab at Université de Moncton is established!!!
Coop student Aziliz Duverger and undergraduates Sandrine Daigle and Joël Girouard join our lab!
April
Our work is presented at the Oklahoma GeroScience Symposium (Dr. Kumar wins a poster prize!!!)
https://oklahomanathanshockcenteronaging.org/symposium-agenda/
Collaborative work with the Singh lab is published in NPJ Aging and Mechanisms of Disease!
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41514-022-00085-y
Our study on the regulation of thermoresistance by neuronal HLH-30/TFEB is published in bioRxiv!
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.04.07.487519v1
Our study on the role of XPO1 in nucleolar dynamics and aging is published in Science Advances!
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abj1604
March
Our work is presented at the Gordon Conference on Autophagy!
https://www.grc.org/autophagy-in-stress-development-and-disease-conference/2022/
Collaborative work with the Hootkooper lab is published in Scientific Report!
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-07397-9
February
Our review on p62/SQSTM1 is published in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcell.2022.793328/full
January
Lapierre Lab obtains a 1-year Innovation Award from the Carney Institute for Brain Science!
2021
November
Our review on subcellular protein partitioning is published in Biophysical Reviews!
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12551-021-00890-x
April
Our study on lipid droplets and SQST-1/SQSTM1 is published in bioRxiv!
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.04.22.440991v1
Wesley receives the Richard J. Goss Prize in Experimental Biology!
Diego Rodriguez obtains an UTRA fellowship to pursue research with our laboratory this summer!
https://www.brown.edu/academics/college/fellowships/utra/
January
Our review in Human Genetics was one of the 10 most downloaded in 2020!
https://www.springer.com/journal/439/updates/18019278
2020
July
Lapierre Lab obtains a 2-year Research Project Grant (R21) from the National Institute on Aging (NIA)!
https://projectreporter.nih.gov/project_info_description.cfm?aid=10042748&icde=51142599
Lapierre Lab obtains a 1-year Pilot Project Grant (UT2) from the National Institute of General Medical Science (NIGMS) and managed by Celdara Medical!
https://projectreporter.nih.gov/project_info_description.cfm?aid=9811453&icde=51142674
April
Our chapter in Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science has been published! Great job team!
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877117320300181
Celeste Ng obtains an UTRA fellowship to pursue research with our laboratory this summer!
https://www.brown.edu/academics/college/fellowships/utra/
Tara Thakurta receives a Senior Biology Prize!
February
Our work is presented at the Keystone Meeting on Aging! Dr. Shiquan Wong obtains a Keystone Scholarship to present a talk on her latest work!!!
https://www.keystonesymposia.org/ks/Online/Events/2020B2/Details.aspx?EventKey=2020B2
January
Lapierre Lab obtains a 1-year Administrative Supplement (R01) from the National Institute on Aging (NIA)!
https://projectreporter.nih.gov/project_info_description.cfm?aid=9879560&icde=51142721
2019
September
Our course on Genetic Screening in Model Organisms (BIOL 0600) is launched!
June
Our work is presented at the 22nd International Worm Meeting!
http://conferences.genetics-gsa.org/Celegans/2019/index
Our work is presented at the Keystone Symposia on Neurodegenerative Diseases: New Insight and Therapeutic Opportunities!
http://www.keystonesymposia.org/19Z2
Dr. Joslyn Mills and Dr. Louis Lapierre obtain a grant funded by HHMI from the Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning to develop a new Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) on Genetic Screening in worms!
https://www.brown.edu/initiatives/stem-education/cure-initiative
May
Our review entitled "Autophagy in Aging and Longevity" is published in Human Genetics!
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00439-019-02031-7
Tara Thakurta receives the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship. Congratulations Tara!!!!
https://goldwater.scholarsapply.org/2019-goldwater-scholars-by-institution-state/
March
Wesley Parker obtains an UTRA fellowship to pursue research in our laboratory this summer!
https://www.brown.edu/academics/college/fellowships/utra/
February
Our work is presented at the Keystone Meeting on Autophagy: From Model Systems to Therapeutic Opportunities!
http://www.keystonesymposia.org/index.cfm?e=web.Meeting.Program&meetingid=1613
January
Our protocol on the combined extraction of nucleotides and proteins in worms is published in the Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE)!
2018
November
Our work is presented at the Cold Spring Harbor Meeting on Neurodegenerative Diseases: Biology & Therapeutics!
http://meetings.cshl.edu/Neuro18
October
Our work is presented at the Cold Spring Harbor Meeting on Mechanisms of Aging!
http://meetings.cshl.edu/Aging18
Our work is presented at the Cold Spring Harbor Meeting on Nutrient Signaling!
http://meetings.cshl.edu/Nutrient18
September
Our work is presented at the Cell Symposia on Aging and Metabolism!
http://www.cell-symposia.com/aging-and-metabolism-2018/
August
Our commentary on Selective Inhibitors of Nuclear Export is published in Molecular and Cellular Oncology!
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23723556.2018.1502511
Our collaborative effort to review hot aging research using C. elegans is published in Mechanisms of Development and Aging!
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0047637418300836?via%3Dihub
June
Our work is presented at the Aging, Metabolism, Stress, Pathogenesis and Small RNAs in C. elegans Meeting!
http://conferences.union.wisc.edu/ceaging/
May
Our latest work on nuclear export and longevity is published in Cell Reports!
https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247(18)30622-3
Joseph Johnson receives the Maria L. Caleel Award for Academic Excellence
Our work is presented at the Cold Spring Harbor Meeting on Nuclear Organization and Function!
http://meetings.cshl.edu/Nucleus18
March
Our work is presented at the Gordon Conference on Autophagy in Stress, Development and Diseases!
https://www.grc.org/autophagy-in-stress-development-and-disease-conference/2018/
January
Our work is presented at the New York Area Worm Meeting!
2017
October
Our work is presented at the IUBMB meeting on Molecular Aspects of Aging & Longevity!
https://iubmb.org/iubmb-aging-banner-2017/
September
Lapierre Lab receives the Glenn Award for Research in Biological Mechanisms of Aging!
http://glennfoundation.org/awards-programs/glenn-awards/
June
Our work is presented at the 21st International Worm Meeting!
http://www.genetics-gsa.org/celegans/2017/
May
Our work is presented at the Keystone Symposia on Aging and Mechanisms of Aging-related Diseases!
https://www.keystonesymposia.org/17E2
March
Our work is presented at the 2nd Fusion Conference on Interventions on Aging!
https://www.fusion-conferences.com/conference48.php
January
Tara Srinivas obtains an UTRA fellowship to work in our laboratory this Spring!
https://www.brown.edu/academics/college/fellowships/utra/
2016
September
Our work is presented at the Cold Spring Harbor Meeting on the Mechanisms of Aging!
https://meetings.cshl.edu/meetings.aspx?meet=AGING&year=16
August
Lapierre Lab obtains a 5-year Research Project Grant (R01) from the National Institute on Aging (NIA)!
https://projectreporter.nih.gov/project_info_description.cfm?aid=9901412&icde=51142627
July
Our work is presented at the Aging, Metabolism, Stress, Pathogenesis and Small RNAs in C. elegans Meeting!
http://conferences.union.wisc.edu/ceaging/
June
Our work is presented at the 29th Annual AFAR Grantee Conference!
https://www.afar.org/news/view/2016-scientific-conferences/
May
Our work is presented at the Keystone Meeting Epigenetic & Metabolic Regulation of Aging & Age-related Diseases!
http://www.keystonesymposia.org/16E1
March
Joe Johnson obtains an UTRA fellowship to pursue research in our laboratory this summer!
https://www.brown.edu/academics/college/fellowships/utra/
January
Our work is presented at the Annual New York Area Worm Meeting!
2015
December
First publication of the Lapierre Lab published in the journal Autophagy available online!
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15548627.2015.1127464?scroll=top&needAccess=true
July
Our work is presented at the Gordon Conference on the Biology of Aging!
https://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?id=13714
June
Lapierre Lab obtains a 2-year American Federation for Aging Research Grant for Junior Faculty!
https://www.afar.org/grantees/detail/louis-lapierre
Our work is presented at the 20th International Worm Meeting
http://www.genetics-gsa.org/celegans/2015/
Our work is presented at the 58th Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for Molecular Biosciences!
https://www.csmb-scbm.ca/meetings/58th_Annual_conference.aspx#Spk