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Center for Translational Research in Neurodegenerative Disease

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The CTRND’s mission is to discover, develop and evaluate future treatments and diagnostics for degenerative central nervous system conditions including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, stroke and other neurodegenerative brain disorders.

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Recent News

CTRND co-director a plenary speaker at 2021 AAIC

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Dr. Malú Tansey will discuss therapeutic approaches targeting innate immunity in Alzheimer’s disease.

Malu Tansey

UF neuroscientists discover biomarker with…

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Findings lay groundwork for development of a blood test that could be used to help diagnose, treat Parkinson’s disease.

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Chronic inhibition of LRRK2 as a therapeutic…

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We are excited to share the publication of our latest research that explored the molecular effects of long-term pharmacological LRRK2 inhibition in…

Dr. Adamantios Mamais

Recent News

  1. Research Snapshots: Drs. Malú Tansey and Madelyn Houser
  2. CTRND Researchers Publish Paper
  3. Ariel Walker Featured in MBI Rising Stars
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Alzheimer’s Association

Southeastern Neurodegenerative Disease Conference

Sept. 27-30, Orlando and online

Co-organized by University of Florida neuroscientists Drs. Jada Lewis & Malú Tansey, this hybrid conference aims to build a network of collaboration among early career dementia researchers, scientists & students who work on neurodegenerative disorders.

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