Pathology & Immunology

Research Topics

• Circuit plasticity
• Glial biology
• Neurodevelopment
• Neurodegeneration

Research Topics

• Immune system
• Metabolism and metabolic organs
• Development of obesity
• Type 2 diabetes

Research Topics

• T cell responses
• Neurodegenerative disorders, esp. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
• Immune dysfunctions

Research Topics

• Understanding immune responses in health and disease, including neurologic diseases

Research Topics

• Plasmacytoid dendritic cells and IFNα/β in host defense and autoimmunity
• Innate immune mechanisms in Alzheimer`s disease and neurodegeneration

Research Topics

• Transcriptional networks in the retina
• Mechanistic basis of color vision
• Cis-regulatory basis of human uniqueness and neuropsychiatric disease

Research Topics

• Role of the human gut microbiome in health and disease, notably childhood undernutrition and obesity

Research Topics

• Elucidating the function of various brain macrophages in neuropathology and the molecular mechanisms driving these phenotypes

Research Topics

• Immune cells
• Cytokines
• Neuronal function
• Cognition and behavior

Research Topics

• Complex interactions between the immune and nervous systems

Research Topics

• Novel fluid proteomic biomarkers for early diagnosis, prognosis, and staging of neurodegenerative diseases