Phone: (205) 996-7252

Ph.D. 1997 (Pharmacology and Toxicology), Medical College of Virginia Campus of Virginia Commonwealth University

STATUS: Currently has open positions for undergraduates.

Research Interests:

Regulation of Neuronal Survival in disease and Injury by the Autophagy Lysosome Pathway

Current Projects:

Studying the potential for molecular targets in the autophagy-lysosome pathway to promote neuronal survival following acute injury (traumatic brain injury) and in neurodegenerative disease (Parkinson's).

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