Mitophagy in Early Onset Parkinson’s Disease. A talk by Assistant Clinical Investigator Dr. Derek Narendra, from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
Dr. Narendra received his B.A. from Columbia University in 2002, Ph.D. from University of Cambridge in 2012, and M.D. from the University of Michigan in 2012. During his graduate research with mentors Dr. Richard Youle and Professor Sir John Walker, he identified a novel mitophagy pathway involving the coordinated activities of Parkin and PINK1, mutations in which are the leading cause of Early Onset Parkinson’s Disease. He completed the Brigham and Women’s Hospital & Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Neurology Residency Program in 2016 with additional fellowship training in movement disorders at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2017, Dr. Narendra received the McFarland Transition to Independence Award for Neurologist-Scientists and joined the NINDS as an Assistant Clinical Investigator within the Neurogenetics Branch (NINDS). His laboratory focuses on the molecular pathogenesis of Early Onset Parkinson’s Disease.
Date: 3 October 2018, 13:00 (Wednesday, 0th week, Michaelmas 2018)
Venue: NDM Building, Headington OX3 7FZ
Venue Details: Basement Seminar room, NDM Research Building, Old Road Campus, Headington
Speaker: Dr Derek Narendra (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (Bethesda, MD, USA))
Organiser: Prof Jo Poulton (Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford )
Booking required?: Not required
Audience: Members of the University only
Editor: Susie Barber