Developing strategies to dissect the molecular pathogenesis of prion diseases and other protein misfolding disorders; developing diagnostics for these diseases and pharmacological and immunological therapies.
Developing strategies to dissect the molecular pathogenesis of prion diseases and other protein misfolding disorders; developing diagnostics for these diseases and pharmacological and immunological therapies.
RESEARCH RELEVANCE
The research will help scientists understand prion diseases and a range of other neurodegenerative diseases, and lead to interventions that break the cascade of events that culminate in nerve cell death.