Professor of Biology and Co-Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship
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I use the genetic model system Caenorhabditis elegans to study intrinsic factors, such as genes and aging, as well as extrinsic factors, such as air pollution, that contribute to protein misfolding. This translates to human health because many neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease, are associated with protein misfolding in neurons.
Biochemistry, Neuroscience, SIPE
Lab website: https://kikislab.wordpress.com
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