Aaron D. Gitler

Aaron D Gitler

Professor, Genetics
Member, Bio-X
Member, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Postdoctoral Fellow, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cell biology and genetics (2007)
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, Cell and Molecular Biology (2004)
B.S., Penn State University, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2000)
Affiliation:
Affiliated Faculty
Committee:
Knight Initiative Steering Committee
Big Ideas in Neuroscience
Seed Grants
Interdisciplinary Scholar Awards
Gitler Lab
Profile
agitler@stanford.edu
(650) 725-6991

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Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Elucidating the role of alternative polyadenylation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD)

With an aging population, neurodegenerative disorders contribute increasingly to our global health burden with no cure or effective treatments. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) are two neurodegenerative disorders that are distinct in clinical presentation (ALS impairs movement/breathing, whereas FTD impairs behavior/cognition).

Funded research
Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Stroke Collaborative Action Network

Breaches barriers in our understanding of stroke to develop therapies and improve stroke recovery.

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