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Nutrition
Kwashiorkor Collaborative Network (KwashNet)
Lipid Peroxidation Unit
Christopher Ramsden , M.D., Ph.D., Chief
Mission
The Lipid Peroxidation Unit leverages expertise in brain lipids and lipoproteins to reveal molecular mechanisms and develop new treatments for age-related diseases, including chronic pain and Alzheimer’s disease.
Health Disparities Research Section
Michele K Evans , MD
Chief, Health Disparities Research Section
Laboratory of Epidemiology and Population Sciences
Nicole Noren Hooten , Ph.D. Staff Scientist
Ngozi Ezike , M.D., Staff Clinician HANDLS
May Baydoun , Ph.D., Staff Scientist
Jennifer H. Norbeck , MSW., CCRC Clinical Study Manager
Experimental Gerontology Section
Rafael de Cabo , Ph.D., Chief
Multimodal Imaging of Neurodegenerative Disease (MIND) Unit
The Multimodal Imaging of Neurodegenerative Disease (MIND) Unit uses multimodal neuroimaging, high-throughput proteomic, and genetic approaches to understand how peripheral immune function, infection, and neuroinflammation influence the development and progression of the brain changes underlying Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. In addition to our investigative efforts, the MIND Unit is committed to achieving several key objectives.
Computational and Evolutionary Neurogenomics Unit
Alex R. DeCasien , Ph.D., Principal Investigator
The Computational and Evolutionary Neurogenomics Unit studies how sex, aging, and evolutionary history shape molecular variation in the human brain and influence risk for neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disease. Our work integrates single-cell and population-scale genomics with comparative biology to identify mechanisms underlying sex-biased brain aging and disease vulnerability.