David J. Vocadlo

This study shows the PD-risk GBA1 variant E326K reduces lysosomal GCase activity by disrupting LIMP2 interaction and causes lysosomal and mitochondrial dysfunction.

This study shows that LRRK2 kinase activity affects BMP and GSL levels in lysosomes, linking lysosomal dysfunction to Parkinson's disease through changes in GCase activity and BMP accumulation.

This paper develops high-throughput assays to identify and optimize small-molecule stabilizers of misfolded β-glucocerebrosidase, showing NCGC326 reverses pathological accumulation and synergizes with proteostasis regulators.

The paper identifies transcription factors that regulate β-glucocerebrosidase activity, showing that USF2 and ONECUT2 have opposing effects on GCase levels and function.

This study examines the effects of a single moderate-severe TBI in rTg4510 mice using CHIMERA, finding divergent tauopathy and autophagolysosome responses in surviving mice.