NEWS

KARINA VARGAS RECEIVES GRANT TO STUDY SYNAPTIC DYSFUNCTION IN PARKINSON’S DISEASE

September 18, 2020

I was granted my first NIH grant! A great Achievement for a PhD graduated from a very small University in a far far away small city in South America!

JOINED FAMOUS MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY IN WOODS HOLE

2018

Very Excited to join the MBL to learn the wonders of the Lamprey Synapse. AN iconic synapse that helped to characterized many synaptic protein functions. Hoping to use state of the art microscopy to bring back the amazing morphology of this synapse.

SYNUCLEIN TALK IN SANTIAGO

2015

Wonderful talk in one of my favorite places, med school at University of Chile.

IMAGE OF THE WEEK IN BRAINFACTS.ORG

November 14, 2014

Mobilizing the Brain’s Chemical Messengers from my 2014 publication.

JOINED YALE UNIVERSITY

2010

Working on a great place I made many contributions to the field of synuclein and Parkinson’s disease