Funded Studies

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Brain cells need to “talk” to each other to stay healthy and function properly. This communication often relies on tiny hair-like structures which act like antennas to receive signals...

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Inflammation represents a major hallmark in patients with Parkinson’s disease. However, the mechanisms connecting inflammation to the death of neurons remain...

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Alpha synuclein is a protein that accumulates inside neurons in Parkinson’s disease. A lot of research has assume,d but never fully prove,n that this protein...

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Most of our DNA does not contain genes but instead acts like a complex switchboard that controls when and where genes are turned on or off. In Parkinson's...

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In Parkinson’s disease, damage caused by disease processes leads to the death of certain brain cells, but not all cells are equally affected. Some are more...

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Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is characterized by neuronal aggregation of toxic alpha-synuclein (aS) protein and subsequent loss of neurons. My research found that...