ADRC Seminar Series: Monday, March 14, 2022 12pm - 1pm PT
Title: Age and Alzheimer’s disease-related changes in the kinetics of CSF-based, blood-brain barrier and proteolytic Aβ clearance in humans
About the Speaker
Don Elbert, PhD, Associate Professor of Neurology, Clinical Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
Dr. Elbert received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. He completed postdoctoral training at the University of Zurich/ETH. His research focuses on the kinetics of production, transport, aggregation, and degradation of proteins important in neurodegeneration (including Ab, tau, NfL, SOD, and huntingtin).
Dr. Elbert works collaboratively with researchers ollecting kinetic data on these protein in studies ranging from cell culture models to humans. He is currently developing mathematical models to discern the relative roles of CSF-based clearance, blood-brain barrier clearance, and proteolysis as a function of age and amyloidosis, including the effect of sleep on these processes. The work has been funded by NIH, BrightFocus Foundation and DIAN-TU.
Meeting ID: 962 6566 2902
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For more information, contact stillwel@uw.edu
About the ADRC Seminar Series: The topics of the virtual seminar series will be a wide range of areas of relevant to Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD), biological heterogeneity, and other themes of the ADRC. The presenters will be a mix of UW, regional, and external (national and international) guests, and also have an eye toward enhancing collaborations.
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