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Siddhartha Jaiswal | Mutant microglia and resilience to Alzheimer’s disease (Innovation Grant)

Siddhartha Jaiswal
January 12, 2023 - 2:50pm to 3:00pm
Li Ka Shing Center, Paul Berg Hall

Speaker

Siddhartha Jaiswal

Stanford University

Session Overview

Innovation Grant Lightning Talk:

"Mutant microglia and resilience to Alzheimer’s disease"

Siddhartha Jaiswal (PI), Marius Wernig, Jody Hooper and Caleb Lareau aim to identify how mutant peripheral immune cells that invade the brain might actually reduce Alzheimer’s disease risk. The research will explore how to mimic these cells’ resilience-promoting effects to design new Alzheimer’s therapies.

Team: Siddhartha Jaiswal (PI), Marius Wernig, Jody Hooper and Caleb Lareau

Read more about this project

Learn more about the 2023 Brain Resilience Innovation Awards

Event Sponsor: 
Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience
Contact Email: 
brainresilience@stanford.edu