Adult research labs
Dhar Lab
Rajat Dhar, MD, FRCPC
The Dhar lab seeks to leverage data and image-driven approaches to understand the heterogeneity of human responses to severe brain injuries.
Diringer Lab
Michael N. Diringer, MD
All NNICU physicians have specialized research interests directed at improving the care we provide our patients. A unique aspect of this facility is that it is the only Neuro-ICU in the country with a positron emission tomography (PET) scanner located on site.
Findlay Lab
Andrew Findlay, MD
Our lab is interested in translating pathomechanism into therapeutic strategies for hereditary muscle disorders such as muscular dystrophy and age associated muscle disorders such as sarcopenia.
Fluid Biomarker Core Lab
Anne Fagan, PhD | Suzanne E. Schindler, MD, PhD
The Fluid Biomarker Core has studied Alzheimer disease from multiple angles for more than 20 years. Currently the lab focuses on fluid biomarkers of disease with a particular interest in identifying individuals with preclinical and early stage AD. Our laboratory uses enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA), bead-based immunoassays, single-molecule counting systems and automated immunoassays to study protein biomarkers in cerebrospinal fluid and plasma.
Research profile — Anne Fagan
Research profile — Suzanne Schindler
Ford Lab
Andria Ford, MD, MSCI
Our lab investigates mechanisms underlying cerebrovascular diseases and vascular cognitive impairment using multimodal human brain imaging, peripheral blood sampling, and formal cognitive assessment.
Gallardo Lab
Gilbert Gallardo, PhD
Understand the molecular mechanisms that regulate reactive astrocytes and their neurotoxicity in neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease, by utilizing a combination of biochemistry, molecular biology, cellular models of inflammation and mouse models of neurodegenerative diseases.
Geisler Lab
Stefanie Geisler, MD
The goal of the Geisler lab is to identify new therapeutic agents that can be translated into relevant treatment strategies for patients suffering from peripheral neuropathies. We integrate genetic data from patients and analysis of patient-derived neurons with information from cell and animal models to gain insight into molecular mechanisms underlying axon degeneration and regeneration.
Holtzman Lab
David Holtzman, MD
A major interest in the Holtzman lab is in understanding basic mechanisms underlying acute and chronic cell dysfunction in the central nervous system particularly as these mechanisms may relate to Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
Ju Lab
Yo-El Ju, MD, MSCI
The Ju lab studies the relationship between sleep and neurodegenerative diseases through translational and clinical research.