Laboratories
The Mayo Clinic's Department of Neuroscience emphasizes transformative and translational research in these focus areas:
- Brain Tumor Stem Cell Research: Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, M.D.
- Comparative Pathogenesis of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders: Casey N. Cook, Ph.D., supplemental consultant
- Dementia and Immunity: John D. Fryer, Ph.D., supplemental consultant
- Genetics of Alzheimer's Disease and Endophenotypes: Nilufer Ertekin-Taner, M.D., Ph.D.
- Genomics of ALS and Integrative Analytics: Marka M. Van Blitterswijk, M.D., Ph.D.
- Meningeal Lymphatics and Neurological Disorders: Sandro Da Mesquita, Ph.D.
- Molecular Neurotherapeutics: Tsuneya Ikezu, M.D., Ph.D.
- Neurobiology of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias: Na Zhao, M.D., Ph.D.
- Neurobiology of Parkinson's Disease and Related Disorders: Pam J. McLean, Ph.D.
- Neurodegenerative Diseases: Leonard Petrucelli, M.D. Ph.D.
- Neuropathology and Microscopy: Dennis W. Dickson, M.D.
- Parkinson's Disease: Owen A. Ross, Ph.D.
- Pathomechanisms of Neurodegeneration in Frontotemporal Dementia and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Yongjie Zhang, Ph.D.
- Protein Biochemistry and Neuroenzymology: Terrone L. Rosenberry, Ph.D.
- RNA Metabolism in Neurodegenerative Disease: Mercedes Prudencio, Ph.D.
- Stroke and Vascular Disease: Owen A. Ross, Ph.D.
- Translational and Integrative Omics for Neurodegeneration: Veronique Belzil, Ph.D., M.S., supplemental consultant
- Translational Cell Biology of Parkinson's Disease: Wolfdieter Springer, Ph.D.
- Translational Neurobiology of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia: Tania Gendron, Ph.D.
- Translational Neuropathology: Melissa E. Murray, Ph.D.
- Translational Neuroproteomics: Wilfried Rossoll, Ph.D.