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Topics
- Ataxia Telangiectasia
- Macular Degeneration
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (TSE)
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
- Dystonia
- Neuroblastoma
- Neurofibromatosis
- Batten Disease
- Epilepsy
- Huntington's Disease
- Parkinson's Disease
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Rose R. Yang
Research TopicsDr. Rose Yang's research focuses primarily on the etiology and molecular heterogeneity of breast cancer, in addition to the genetics of chor…
Robert Innis
Research TopicsWorking in close collaboration with the radiochemistry laboratory of Dr. Victor Pike, my laboratory uses in vivo imaging to evaluate novel positr…
Richard Leonard Proia
Research TopicsOur primary aim is to understand the normal and pathological roles of sphingolipids and to develop effective therapies for diseases related to sp…
Richard J. Youle
Research TopicsPart of the Surgical Neurology Branch, the Biochemistry Section, led by Dr. Youle, currently focuses on discovering the functions and interrelati…
Richard Krauzlis
Research TopicsDr. Krauzlis investigates the brain circuits that accomplish higher-order visual functions, including attention, perception, and object recogniti…
Ralph F. Nelson
Research TopicsOne of the more spectacular feats of nerve cells is extracting information from light. The retina is a light sensitive neural tissue at the back …
Reed Brendon Wickner
Research TopicsOur studies of yeast infectious diseases provided the first proof of the prion concept, and allowed extensive characterization of several viral a…
Priyanka Sivakami Narayan
Research TopicsNeurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s disease are a growing public health concern. The extended and devastating course of these diseases, t…
Peter R. Rapp
Research TopicsModels of Neurocognitive Aging: Age-related deficits in cognitive function compromise the quality of life and are among the most troubling conseq…