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Apr 1, 2026
Michael Lodato Receives Grant to Study Ataxia Telangiectasia
Michael Lodato, PhD, has been awarded a one-year Research Seed Money Grant from the National Ataxia Foundation to investigate how somatic mutations in Purkinje cells contribute to neurodegeneration in Ataxia Telangiectasia.
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Faculty Grants,Genomics, MCCB
Oct 7, 2025
New Research from the Lodato Lab Featured in The Scientist
A groundbreaking publication in Nature from Michael Lodato, PhD, and collaborator Zhiping Weng, PhD, has been spotlighted in The Scientist.
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Faculty Media Features,Genomics, MCCB
Sep 3, 2025
Mapping Changes in the Aging Human Brain, Cell by Cell
A new study from the lab of Michael Lodato, PhD, published in Nature, uses single-cell omics to reveal insights into aging, neurodevelopment, and gene regulation.
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Aging,Genomics,Publications, MCCB
May 1, 2025
Bradley Class Awarded NIH Fellowship to Study Rare Neurodegenerative Disorder
Bradley Class will use single-cell somatic mutation analysis to characterize how loss of the ATM gene impacts Purkinje cell neurons in ataxia telangiectasia.