This is a collaborative project between the labs of Daniel Promislow, Leo Pallanck , and John Tuthill , at the the University of Washington in beautiful Seattle. Our work is funded by a grant from the National Institute of Health (NIA, R01AG057330).
Understanding natural resistance to neurodegeneration
We are using quantitative genetics, proteomics, and metabolomics to identify genes and pathways that confer resistance to neurodegenerative diseases, with a particular focus on Alzheimer's Disease.