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Translational Neuroscience

By focusing on the underlying molecular etiology of Parkinson disease we provide a rational basis for drug discovery and the tools to accomplish it. Genes, RNA and the proteins they encode fashion the cells and tissues from which we are made. Our group makes and characterizes cellular models that mimic ‘molecular parkinsonism’. Cellular models lead to a better appreciation of the biological processes perturbed, to new targets, intervention strategies and drug-screening assays. These tools and molecular insights have lowered the Pharmaceutical Industries’ threshold for further investment in novel therapeutics and clinical trials.

Austen MilnerwoodAusten Milnerwood, PhD
Assistant Professor, Neurology
amilnerwood@can.ubc.ca
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Daisy Cao

Research Assistant
liping@can.ubc.ca

Jaskaran Khinda

Research Assistant
jkhinda@can.ubc.ca

Stefano Cataldi

Graduate Student, Neuroscience
scataldi@can.ubc.ca

Chelsie Kadgien

Graduate Student, Neuroscience
ckadgien@can.ubc.ca

Naila Kuhlmann

Graduate Student, Neuroscience
nailak@can.ubc.ca

Sarah MacIsaac

Graduate Student, Neuroscience
semacisa@can.ubc.ca

Sarah Paschall

Graduate Student, Neuroscience
sarahp@can.ubc.ca

Igor Tatarnikov

Graduate Student, Neuroscience
igort@can.ubc.ca

Brittney Smaila

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Jesse Fox

Undergraduate Research Assistant

 


ALUMNI

Lucia Tapia, Research Associate
Dayne Beccano-Kelly, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Lise Munsie, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Mattia Volta, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Silvia Turchetto, Visiting Graduate Student, University of Ferrara, Italy

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