Dr. Neil Sprenkle grew up in Allentown, PA. Neil completed his M.S. in the lab of Dr. Gordon Meares at West Virginia University, where they provided novel insights into the cell-nonautonomous role of the ER stress response among cells of the central nervous system. Following his M.S., he pursued his Ph.D. studies in the lab of Dr. Heather Pua at Vanderbilt University. While there, Neil investigated miRNA-driven mechanisms underlying the accrual of lipid-associated macrophages in obese adipose tissue. Neil joined the Hotamışlıgil lab in the late summer of 2023 and is interested in elucidating signals instructing organelle remodeling in metabolic diseases and identifying novel targets for caloric restriction mimetics.
