Faculty by Last Name
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Sandra C.V. Almeida, PhD
Academic Role: Assistant Professor
Programs: Department of Neurology
Focus: Understanding the molecular mechanisms of frontotemporal dementia (FTD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Alzheimer disease (AD).
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Raffi V. Aroian, PhD
Academic Role: Professor
Programs: Program in Molecular Medicine
Focus: Assessing how vertebrate hosts and their immune system interact with intestinal nematodes, with the goal of controlling autoimmune diseases including MS; cognitive impact of parasitic nematodes.
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Neil Aronin, MD
Academic Role: Professor
Programs: Department of Medicine, RNA Therapeutics Institute
Higgins Family Professor of Neuroscience
Focus: Neurodegenerative diseases, especially Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases.
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Ingolf M. Bach, PhD
Academic Role: Professor
Programs: Department of Biology, Department of Molecular, Cell and Cancer Biology, Department of Radiology, Program in Molecular Medicine
Focus: Neuronal Cell Fate Specification.
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Eric H. Baehrecke, PhD
Academic Role: Professor
Programs: Department of Molecular, Cell and Cancer Biology
Focus: Cell death and autophagy.
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Milena Bogunovic, MD, PhD
Academic Role: Associate Professor
Programs: Department of Pathology
Focus: Macrophages and the enteric nervous system in intestinal health and disease
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Daryl A. Bosco, PhD
Academic Role: Professor
Programs: Department of Neurology
Focus: Pathogenic mechanisms underlying Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; protein misfolding in ALS
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Gabriella Boulting, PhD
Academic Role: Assistant Professor
Programs: Department of Neurobiology
Focus: Activity-dependent gene expression in the primate brain
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Robert H. Brown, Jr., MD, DPhil
Academic Role: Professor and Vice Chair
Programs: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology, Department of Neurology, RNA Therapeutics Institute
Leo P. and Theresa M. LaChance Chair in Medical Research
Focus: Identification of gene defects in neuromuscular diseases; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
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Vivian Budnik, PhD
Academic Role: Chair and Professor
Programs: Department of Neurobiology
Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research Chair
Focus: Molecular mechanisms of synapse assembly and plasticity
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Alexandra C. Byrne, PhD
Academic Role: Assistant Professor
Programs: Department of Neurobiology
Focus: Mechanisms of axon regeneration and degeneration in the aging nervous system
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Yingleong Chan, PhD
Academic Role: Assistant Professor
Programs: Department of Neurology
Focus: Using induced pluripotent stem cells from patient samples to model Herpes viral infection as a cause of Alzheimer’s disease and Hearing-loss due to Cisplatin treatment.
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Felicia Chu, MD
Academic Role: Assistant Professor
Programs: Department of Neurology
Focus: Epilepsy
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Roger J. Davis, PhD
Academic Role: Chair and Professor
Programs: Program in Molecular Medicine
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
H. Arthur Smith Chair in Cancer Research
Focus: Mechanisms by which growth factors regulate cellular proliferation and signaling.
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George J. DeMarco, MS, DVM, DACLAM
Academic Role: Associate Professor
Programs: Department of Pathology
Director, Department of Animal Medicine
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Charles P. Emerson Jr., PhD
Academic Role: Professor
Programs: Department of Neurology
PI, Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Program at UMass Chan Medical School
Focus: Muscular Dystrophies
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Minggang Fang, PhD
Academic Role: Assistant Professor
Programs: Department of Molecular, Cell and Cancer Biology
Focus: Identification of drug targets and small molecules to treat Fragile X Syndrome and Friedreich's Ataxia
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Michael M. Francis, PhD
Academic Role: Professor
Programs: Department of Neurobiology
Focus: Activity-dependent synaptic plasticity; Neuronal circuit development and function in C. elegans.
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Kensuke Futai, PhD
Academic Role: Associate Professor
Programs: Brudnick Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Department of Neurobiology, Department of Psychiatry
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Fen-Biao Gao, PhD
Academic Role: Professor
Programs: Department of Neurology
The Governor Paul Cellucci Chair in Neuroscience Research
Focus: Understanding Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) and ALS.
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Guangping Gao, PhD
Academic Role: Professor
Programs: Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, Horae Gene Therapy Center, RNA Therapeutics Institute
Penelope Booth Rockwell Chair in Biomedical Research
Director, Horae Gene Therapy Center
Focus: Adeno-associated virus vectors for gene therapy of genetic diseases including Canavan Disease
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Rachel M. Gerstein, PhD
Academic Role: Associate Professor
Programs: Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems
Focus: Immune system dysfunction including multiple sclerosis, with an emphasis on B lymphocyte contribution to pathology and biomarkers of disease progression.
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Edward Ginns, MD, PhD
Academic Role: Professor
Programs: Department of Neurology, Department of Pathology, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Psychiatry
Focus: Neurogenetics; lysosomal storage disorders.
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Matthew J. Gounis, PhD
Academic Role: Professor
Programs: Department of Radiology
Director, New England Center for Stroke Research
Focus: Minimally invasive neuroendovascular surgery
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Heather L. Gray-Edwards, DVM, PhD
Academic Role: Assistant Professor
Programs: Department of Radiology
Focus: Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV) gene therapy in animal models of Sandhoff and Tay-Sachs diseases
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Lawrence J. Hayward, MD, PhD
Academic Role: Professor of Neurology
Programs: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Neurology
Focus: Motor neuron degeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
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Christopher C. Hemond, MD
Academic Role: Assistant Professor
Programs: Department of Neurology
Focus: Multiple Sclerosis, Neuroimaging, Psychoneuroimmunology
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Nils Henninger, MD, PhD
Academic Role: Associate Professor
Programs: Department of Neurology, Department of Psychiatry
Focus: Stroke and brain injury.
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Javier E. Irazoqui, PhD
Academic Role: Associate Professor
Programs: Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems
Marcellette G. Williams Scholar
Focus: Neural-immune communication; Comparative immunology.
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Allan S. Jacobson, PhD
Academic Role: Chair and Professor
Programs: Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, RNA Therapeutics Institute
Lambi and Sarah Adams Chair of Genetic Research
Gerald L. Haidak, MD, and Zelda S. Haidak Professorship in Cell Biology (est. 1999)
Focus: Post-transcriptional control of gene expression in model systems and genetic disorders
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Mark D. Johnson, MD, PhD
Academic Role: Chair and Professor
Programs: Department of Neurological Surgery
Focus: Normal-pressure hydrocephalus; gliomas
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Allison May Keeler-Klunk, PhD
Academic Role: Assistant Professor
Programs: Department of Pediatrics
Focus: Gene Therapy, T-REGS and immune response to AAVs
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David N. Kennedy, PhD
Academic Role: Professor
Programs: Department of Psychiatry
Focus: Neuro-imaging and Neuroinformatics; functional MRI, morphometric analysis.
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Anastasia Khvorova, PhD
Academic Role: Professor
Programs: Program in Molecular Medicine, RNA Therapeutics Institute
Remondi Family Chair in Biomedical Research
Focus: Therapeutic gene silencing in vivo.
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Dohoon Kim, PhD
Academic Role: Assistant Professor
Programs: Department of Molecular, Cell and Cancer Biology
Focus: Identifying alterations in metabolic pathways supporting cancer cells (gliomas) and exploiting these alterations for therapeutic purposes.
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Sohye Kim, PhD
Academic Role: Assistant Professor
Programs: Department of Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Psychiatry
Focus: Human brain development and maternal-infant bonding
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William R. Kobertz, PhD
Academic Role: Professor
Programs: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology
Focus: Structure, Function and Modulation of Ion Channels.
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John Landers, PhD
Academic Role: Professor
Programs: Department of Neurology
Focus: Genetics of Familial and Sporadic ALS.
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Jeanne Lawrence, PhD
Academic Role: Professor
Programs: Department of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics
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Hong-Sheng Li, PhD
Academic Role: Associate Professor of Neurobiology
Programs: Department of Neurobiology
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Lawrence Lifshitz, PhD
Academic Role: Associate Professor
Programs: Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, Program in Molecular Medicine
Focus: Computer vision and image processing.
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Elaine Lim, PhD
Academic Role: Assistant Professor
Programs: Department of Molecular, Cell and Cancer Biology
Focus: To understand the genetic mechanisms of complex neurological diseases (ASD and Alzheimer’s) through computational and statistical methods and experimental technology.
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Lori J. Lorenz, PhD
Academic Role: Assistant Professor
Programs: Program in Molecular Medicine
Focus: Translational regulation in models of Fragile X Syndrome.
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Elisabet Mandon, PhD
Academic Role: Associate Professor
Programs: Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems
Focus: The role of mitochondria and the endoplasmic reticulum in neurodegeneration and aging.
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Wendy K. Marsh, MD, MS
Academic Role: Associate Professor
Programs: Department of Psychiatry
Focus: Bipolar and mood disorders, reproductive phases in women.
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Gilles Martin, PhD
Academic Role: Assistant Professor
Programs: Brudnick Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Department of Neurobiology, Department of Psychiatry
Focus: Drugs of abuse and memory; electrophysiology.
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Beth A. McCormick, PhD
Academic Role: Chair and Professor
Programs: Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems
Focus: Mucosal inflammation, host:pathogen interactions, and cancer biology.
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Haley E. Melikian, PhD
Academic Role: Professor
Programs: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology, Department of Neurobiology, Department of Psychiatry
Focus: Cocaine and antidepressant-sensitive monoamine transporters.
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Richard P. Moser, MD
Academic Role: Professor
Programs: Department of Neurosurgery, Department of Pediatrics
Focus: Adult brain tumors, stereotactic radiosurgery, translational research.
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Mary Munson, PhD
Academic Role: Professor
Programs: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
Focus: Regulation of vesicle targeting and fusion.
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Ika Noviawaty, MD
Academic Role: Associate Professor
Programs: Department of Neurology, Department of Neurosurgery
Director, Epilepy Service
Focus: Epilepsy
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Gary R. Ostroff, PhD
Academic Role: Professor
Programs: Program in Molecular Medicine, RNA Therapeutics Institute
Focus: Using small to macromolecular drug delivery to phagocytes to modulate inflammation and pathologies associated with infectious, autoimmune and neurodegenerative diseases.
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Thoru Pederson, PhD
Academic Role: Professor
Programs: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
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Claudio Punzo, PhD
Academic Role: Associate Professor
Programs: Department of Neurobiology, Department of Ophthalmology, Horae Gene Therapy Center
Focus: Neurodegeneration in the retina; retinitis pigmentosa.
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Ajit S. Puri, MD
Academic Role: Associate Professor
Programs: Department of Neurosurgery, Department of Radiology
Director for Clinical Research, NeuroNexus Institute
Director, Division of Neurointerventional Surgery
Director, Neurointerventional Fellowship ProgramResearch Focus: Stroke treatment using mechanical thrombectomy, an endovascular procedure that is performed in neurointerventional radiology.
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Joel Richter, PhD
Academic Role: Professor
Programs: Program in Molecular Medicine, RNA Therapeutics Institute
Arthur F. Koskinas Chair in Neuroscience
Focus: Translational control in meiosis, mitosis, and neuronal synaptic plasticity. Fragile X syndrome.
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Ann Rittenhouse, PhD
Academic Role: Associate Professor
Programs: Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems
Focus: Calcium Channels and Neuronal Plasticity.
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Evgeny I. Rogaev, PhD
Academic Role: Professor
Programs: Department of Psychiatry
Focus: Molecular genetic mechanisms of neuropsychiatric diseases and dementia.
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Anthony Rothschild, MD
Academic Role: Professor
Programs: Department of Psychiatry
Irving S. and Betty Brudnick Chair in Psychiatry
Focus: Clinical Research in Affective Disorders and Sexual Dysfunction; Psychopharmacology.
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Sean P. Ryder, PhD
Academic Role: Professor
Programs: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology
Focus: Post-transcriptional regulation of maternal mRNA in development.
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Manojkumar Saranathan, PhD
Academic Role: Professor
Programs: Department of Radiology
Focus: Structural and Functional Neuroimaging, Image Processing
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Dorothy P. Schafer, PhD
Academic Role: Associate Professor
Programs: Department of Neurobiology
Focus: Neuron-glia interactions regulating synaptic circuit development and plasticity.
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Miguel S. Sena-Esteves, PhD
Academic Role: Associate Professor
Programs: Department of Molecular, Cell and Cancer Biology, Department of Neurology, Horae Gene Therapy Center
Focus: Preclinical gene therapy of neurological diseases and brain cancer.
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Scott A. Shaffer, PhD
Academic Role: Professor
Programs: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
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Kara Smith, MD
Academic Role: Assistant Professor
Programs: Department of Neurology
Focus: Parkinson’s disease, Movement disorders, biomarker development
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Thomas Smith, MD
Academic Role: Professor
Programs: Department of Neurology, Department of Neurosurgery, Department of Pathology
Focus: Forensic neuropathology and CNS neoplasia.
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Andrew Tapper, PhD
Academic Role: Professor
Programs: Brudnick Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, Department of Neurobiology, Department of Psychiatry
Director, Brudnick Neuropsychiatric Research Institute
Focus: Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in addiction and neurological disease.
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Paul R. Thompson, PhD
Academic Role: Professor
Programs: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
Director, Small Molecule Screening Facility
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Travis C. Thomson, PhD
Academic Role: Assistant Professor
Programs: Department of Neurobiology
Focus: Transposon regulation of neuromuscular junction plasticity
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Michael Volkert, PhD
Academic Role: Professor
Programs: Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems
Focus: Molecular and cellular functions of the OXR family of oxidation resistance genes in order to determine how they protect cells from oxidative stress induced DNA damage and cell death.
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J. Matthias Walz, MD
Academic Role: Chair and Professor
Programs: Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Focus: Anesthesiology
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Dan Wang, PhD
Academic Role: Assistant Professor
Programs: RNA Therapeutics Institute
Focus: AAV Gene Therapy for Genetic Diseases
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Jonathan K. Watts, PhD
Academic Role: Associate Professor
Programs: RNA Therapeutics Institute
Focus: Therapeutic gene silencing with chemically modified antisense oligonucleotides.
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David R. Weaver, PhD
Academic Role: Professor
Programs: Department of Neurobiology
Executive Director, NeuroNexus Institute
Director, Graduate Program in NeuroscienceFocus: Molecular regulation and physiological impact of circadian rhythms.
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Yang Xiang, PhD
Academic Role: Assistant Professor
Programs: Department of Neurobiology
Focus: Molecular and neural circuit mechanisms underlying behavior; light-evoked escape behavior.
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Zuoshang Xu, MD, PhD
Academic Role: Professor
Programs: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology, RNA Therapeutics Institute
Focus: Mechanism and therapy of neurodegenerative diseases including FTD and ALS.
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Hongwei Yang, MD, PhD
Academic Role: Assistant Professor
Programs: Department of Neurological Surgery
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Eviatar Yemini, PhD
Academic Role: Assistant Professor
Programs: Department of Neurobiology
Focus: Neural activity and behavioral changes during development
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Hong Zhang, PhD
Academic Role: Associate Professor
Programs: Department of Pediatrics
Focus: Cancer; Chromosomal silencing and Trisomy 21
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Jin Zhang, PhD
Programs: Department of Neurobiology, Program in Molecular Medicine
Focus: Interplay of sensory systems and internal state; taste
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Ronghua ZhuGe, PhD
Academic Role: Professor
Programs: Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems
Focus: Smooth muscle in health and disease.
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Andrew W. Zimmerman, MD
Academic Role: Professor
Programs: Department of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics
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Jill Zitzewitz, PhD
Academic Role: Associate Professor
Programs: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology, Department of Neurology
Focus: Protein Misfolding and Disease.