Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disease Research

Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disease Research Our laboratory has a focus on understanding the onset and the molecular progression of Parkinson's D

Our main focus is to dissect the molecular events that trigger the onset of Parkinson's Disease and its progression. To achieve this we use a combination of genetic, molecular, cellular and proteomics techniques together with a variety of models including neuronal cell cultures, zebrafish, plants and human brain material. Every aspect of our basic research program is connected to the clinic through our ongoing collaboration with The Norwegian Centre for Movement Disorders.

Latest article from our lab showing how cell-free DNA molecules act as robust predictors of Parkinson’s Disease
06/14/2025

Latest article from our lab showing how cell-free DNA molecules act as robust predictors of Parkinson’s Disease

04/26/2024

Watch this space, our ten years of research is going through commercialisation efforts right now……….

Latest article from our lab examining the relationship between viral infections, COVID-19 and Parkinson’s Disease
05/28/2021

Latest article from our lab examining the relationship between viral infections, COVID-19 and Parkinson’s Disease

Recent article published in collaboration with Dr. Jami, a previous postdoc in our laboratory.
08/25/2019

Recent article published in collaboration with Dr. Jami, a previous postdoc in our laboratory.

New study from our lab where we have identified and validated a set of microRNAs in serum that can be used to accurately...
04/13/2019

New study from our lab where we have identified and validated a set of microRNAs in serum that can be used to accurately diagnose Parkinson’s disease. We are excited to get this technology to the market place.

Recent article from our lab describing our current understanding of the fine-tuning of protein levels (proteostasis) in ...
11/10/2018

Recent article from our lab describing our current understanding of the fine-tuning of protein levels (proteostasis) in neurodegenerative diseases and how a disruption of proteostasis contributes to onset and progression of these disorders.

Attending the New York Presbyterian (the leading hospital in New York) Annual Gala honoring Chris Mullin, basketball hal...
11/08/2017

Attending the New York Presbyterian (the leading hospital in New York) Annual Gala honoring Chris Mullin, basketball hall of fame inductee, two-time Olympic gold medalist and the head coach of St John’s university men’s basketball team. A great night!

Recent article just published with our collaborators at University College London on how the Parkinson’s disease protein...
11/02/2017

Recent article just published with our collaborators at University College London on how the Parkinson’s disease protein DJ-1 acts as a redox sensitive adapter protein in high molecular weight complexes. The lead author, Dominik Piston, was a PhD student in my lab at The University of Stavanger.

Recent article published together with our colleagues in the department of Physics at St. John’s university describing t...
11/02/2017

Recent article published together with our colleagues in the department of Physics at St. John’s university describing the molecular dynamics of the binding mechanism of three FDA approved Alzheimer’s disease drugs with the enzyme AChE.

Recent review article together with our collaborator Dr Jami at Shahrekord University in Iran describing the molecular m...
11/02/2017

Recent review article together with our collaborator Dr Jami at Shahrekord University in Iran describing the molecular mechanisms of free radical scavengers with an emphasis on neurodegeneration.

Rashed was the student commencement speaker and gave a great speech on the path to success for a non traditional student...
05/22/2017

Rashed was the student commencement speaker and gave a great speech on the path to success for a non traditional student. It was an honour and privilege to hood you and watch you join the academic ranks. Congratulations from all of us in the lab, we will miss you.

Congratulations to Dr. Abdullah for successfully defending his thesis!! Great day for the lab, student success is our pr...
04/07/2017

Congratulations to Dr. Abdullah for successfully defending his thesis!! Great day for the lab, student success is our priority and Dr. Abdullah (Rashed) was a success story.

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