Advancements in Alzheimer’s disease: What is on the Horizon?

Dr. Santa-María Pérez is a biochemist with a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the Severo Ochoa Centre for Molecular Biology (Madrid, Spain). Currently, he is assistant professor in Columbia University, faculty in the Alzheimer’s disease Research Center and member of the Taub Institute in New York. He heads a research laboratory investigating the role of microRNAs and post-transcriptional regulation in the onset and progression of neurodegenerative diseases. His entire scientific career has been focus on understanding the mechanisms maintaining or altering tau proteostasis in neurons, and their relevance in aging and Alzheimer's disease (AD). In collaboration with ECUSA (Españoles científicos en EE.UU.) http://www.ecusa.es/ In English.