Mechanisms of neurodegeneration and neuroprotection by glial cells

We investigate how glial cells such as astrocytes and microglia participate in neurodegenerative and neuroprotective processes in Huntington's Disease

Research

Our lab studies pathogenic and protective mechanisms in neurodegeneración, focusing on glial cells such as astrocytes and microglia in cellular and animal models of Huntington’s disease (HD). Our ultimate goal is to find new therapeutic targets that may become treatments for HD.

Publications

The Essential Role of Astrocytes in Neurodegeneration and Neuroprotection

CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets 2023 october; online ahead of print.

doi: 10.2174/0118715273269881231012062255