Focus Areas

The Department of Neuroscience at Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida is committed to research in the areas of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and ataxias, and cerebrovascular diseases. Through basic, translational and clinical research, investigators are focused on determining the molecular causes of these diseases and uncovering innovative and improved ways to better predict, prevent, diagnose and optimally treat these neurological disorders.

A variety of focus areas are being explored by neuroscience researchers at Mayo Clinic.

Aging

• Guojun Bu, Ph.D.
• Thomas Caulfield, Ph.D.
• Sandro Da Mesquita, Ph.D.
• Dennis W. Dickson, M.D.
• Nilufer Ertekin-Taner, M.D., Ph.D.
• John D. Fryer, Ph.D.
• Tsuneya Ikezu, M.D., Ph.D.
• Takahisa Kanekiyo, M.D., Ph.D.
• Silvia S. Kang, Ph.D.
• Chia-Chen Liu, Ph.D.
• Melissa E. Murray, Ph.D.
• Mercedes Prudencio, Ph.D.
• Owen A. Ross, Ph.D.
• Wolfdieter Springer, Ph.D.
• Na Zhao, M.D., Ph.D.

Alzheimer's disease

• Guojun Bu, Ph.D.
• Minerva M. Carrasquillo, Ph.D.
• Thomas Caulfield, Ph.D.
• Casey N. Cook, Ph.D.
• Sandro Da Mesquita, Ph.D.
• Dennis W. Dickson, M.D.
• Nilufer Ertekin-Taner, M.D. Ph.D.
• Fabienne C. Fiesel, Ph.D.
• John D. Fryer, Ph.D.
• Tsuneya Ikezu, M.D., Ph.D.
• Takahisa Kanekiyo, M.D., Ph.D.
• Silvia S. Kang, Ph.D.
• Chia-Chen Liu, Ph.D.
• Melissa E. Murray, Ph.D.
• Leonard Petrucelli, Ph.D.
• Mercedes Prudencio, Ph.D.
• Terrone L. Rosenberry, Ph.D.
• Wilfried O. Rossoll, Ph.D.
• Wolfdieter Springer, Ph.D.
• Steven G. Younkin, M.D., Ph.D.
• Na Zhao, M.D., Ph.D.

Cerebellar ataxias

• Dennis W. Dickson, M.D.
• John D. Fryer, Ph.D.
• Tania Gendron, Ph.D.
• Leonard Petrucelli, Ph.D.
• Mercedes Prudencio, Ph.D.
• Wilfried O. Rossoll, Ph.D.

Cerebrovascular diseases

• Guojun Bu, Ph.D.
• Thomas Caulfield, Ph.D.
• Sandro Da Mesquita, Ph.D.
• Dennis W. Dickson, M.D.
• John D. Fryer, Ph.D.
• Tania Gendron, Ph.D.
• Takahisa Kanekiyo, M.D., Ph.D.
• Chia-Chen Liu, Ph.D.
• Leonard Petrucelli, Ph.D.
• Owen A. Ross, Ph.D.

Frontotemporal dementia & amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

• Veronique Belzil, Ph.D., M.S.
• Thomas Caulfield, Ph.D.
• Casey N. Cook, Ph.D.
• Dennis W. Dickson, M.D.
• John D. Fryer, Ph.D.
• Tania Gendron, Ph.D.
• Leonard Petrucelli, Ph.D.
• Mercedes Prudencio, Ph.D.
• Wilfried O. Rossoll, Ph.D.
• Ke Zhang, Ph.D.
• Yongjie Zhang, Ph.D.

Neurotherapeutics

• Guojun Bu, Ph.D.
• Thomas Caulfield, Ph.D.
• Sandro Da Mesquita, Ph.D.
• Nilufer Ertekin-Taner, M.D. Ph.D.
• Tania Gendron, Ph.D.
• Tsuneya Ikezu, M.D., Ph.D.
• Takahisa Kanekiyo, M.D., Ph.D.
• Chia-Chen Liu, Ph.D.
• Melissa E. Murray, Ph.D.
• Wilfried O. Rossoll, Ph.D.
• Wolfdieter Springer, Ph.D.
• Yongjie Zhang, Ph.D.

Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia

• Thomas Caulfield, Ph.D.
• Dennis W. Dickson, M.D.
• Fabienne C. Fiesel, Ph.D.
• Pamela J. McLean, Ph.D.
• Owen A. Ross, Ph.D.
• Wolfdieter Springer, Ph.D.
• Na Zhao, M.D., Ph.D.

Tauopathies

• Guojun Bu, Ph.D.
• Thomas Caulfield, Ph.D.
• Casey N. Cook, Ph.D.
• Sandro Da Mesquita, Ph.D.
• Dennis W. Dickson, M.D.
• Nilufer Ertekin-Taner, M.D. Ph.D.
• John D. Fryer, Ph.D.
• Tania Gendron, Ph.D.
• Tsuneya Ikezu, M.D., Ph.D.
• Takahisa Kanekiyo, M.D., Ph.D.
• Silvia S. Kang, Ph.D.
• Chia-Chen Liu, Ph.D.
• Pamela J. McLean, Ph.D.
• Melissa E. Murray, Ph.D.
• Leonard Petrucelli, Ph.D.
• Owen A. Ross, Ph.D.
• Wilfried O. Rossoll, Ph.D.
• Wolfdieter Springer, Ph.D.
• Na Zhao, M.D., Ph.D.