EMBO Associate Member
Fernando J. Pitossi
EMBO 2019
Fundación Instituto Leloir, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Inflammation in the brain and cell differentiation
Our aim is to develop protective or regenerative therapies for neurodegenerative diseases, especially Parkinson´s Disease, by understanding their pathophysiology. In particular, we study the role of inflammation to identify molecular targets for neuroprotection, and to increase the efficacy of transplantation of iPS-derived neurons. In addition, we investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying neurological disease using patient-derived iPS-cells.
Keywords
Brain / stem cells / Parkinson's disease / neuroinflammation / neurodegenerative diseases