Our Vision
To decipher the complex genomic basis of Parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases such as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), dementia ataxia and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). To better understand the molecular and cellular mechanisms of neurodegeneration, identify biomarkers, and to assist in delaying or even in preventing these diseases.
Our Team
- Prof. Roy , Alcalay MD MS, Lab PI, Chief, Movement Disorders Division; Neurological Institute Director, Laboratory of Biomarkers and Genomics of Neurodegeneration
- Mali Gana Weisz, PhD,Lab manager
Research
of people affected by neurological disorders
Establish a large biospecimen repository of people affected by neurological disorders (Parkinson’s disease, CJD, dementia with Lewy bodies and early onset dementia) and their relatives who are at-risk to study the genetics and cellular mechanisms of the disease.
of people with and without Parkinson’s and with and without GBA1 mutations
in affected individuals and their relatives, in different ethnic groups
that lead to Parkinson’s disease on different genetic backgrounds by using comparative cellular models in Parkinson’s patients and controls
involved in the immune system, the nervous system, and inflammation in Parkinson’s disease
From The Press
- Webinar-Therapies targeting the genetics of Parkinson's disease
- Prof. Roy Alcalay, CONy Virtual 2020
- Genetic change that reduces the risk of Parkinson's disease
- genetics Innovations - Parkinson's disease
Highlighted Publications