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Paper Alert! Dr. Khan’s research uncovers a key to understanding Parkinson’s Disease

September 20, 2024
A new commentary article by Santiago Uribe-Cano, PhD candidate, and Andreas H. Kottmann, PhD, Medical Associate Professor at CUNY School of Medicine, describe how recent findings by Dr. Khan and colleagues provide key insights into Parkinson’s Disease (PD) pathogenesis. “The primary cilium of cholinergic  neurons may be a linchpin in...

Paper Alert: Association of CSF alpha-synuclein-SAA seed amplification results with clinical features of possible and probable dementia with Lewy bodies

September 17, 2024
Paper Alert: Association of CSF alpha-synuclein-SAA seed amplification results with clinical features of possible and probable dementia with Lewy bodies Dr. Andrea Bozoki, Neurology Division Chief, contributed to a recent paper accepted for publication in Neurology. The clinical diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is based on the presence...

Neuromodulation Team Retreat

August 12, 2024
The ºÚÁÏÍø Neuromodulation Team comes together for a retreat: celebrating a successful year of providing the very best-in-care options for patients with advanced movement disorders, while planning to pave the way to contribute to local, national, and international advancements in the field.

New Research Published on Improving Clinical Diagnosis for Individuals with Potential Dementia with Lewy Bodies

August 9, 2024
New research published in the Journal of Neurology address the Association of CSF alpha-synuclein-SAA seed amplification results with clinical features of possible and probable dementia with Lewy bodies. Dr. Andrea Bozoki, ºÚÁÏÍø Neurology Division Chief for Memory and Cognitive Division was a member of the main research team behind this work....

Chris E. Hilliard Appointed as NCTU Director

July 25, 2024
The Department of Neurology is pleased to welcome Christopher Hilliard, BS, CCRC to the position of NCTU Director. Chris will join the department of Neurology with 10 years of experience in clinical research trials, training, mentoring, and leading large research teams. In his previous role, Chris served as the Assistant Director of Clinical Operations...

ºÚÁÏÍø Undergraduate work in Neurology

April 19, 2024
Within the department of Neurology, ºÚÁÏÍø undergraduates are offered the opportunity to join faculty research labs. One such lab is Dr. Boerwinkle’s RS-fMRI Lab which supports several undergraduate students – like Aryan Kodali. Kodali recently applied for the ºÚÁÏÍø 2024 Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship with the proposal “NeuroConnect – An...

Collaboration Between the Shih Lab and Stanford University Sheds Light on the Function of Retrosplenial Cortex in Spatial Exploration

April 18, 2024
In a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2315167121), Dr. Harry Chao from the Shih Lab and researchers in Stanford University have provided new insights into the brain’s default mode network (DMN), particularly focusing on the retrosplenial cortex’s role in spatial exploration. Traditionally, the DMN...

Neurology teams up with Neurosurgery & BRIC for Focused Ultrasound Therapies

March 21, 2024
On the late afternoon of March, 19, 2024 faculty, staff, patients, and stakeholders from Neurology, Neurosurgery, the Biomedical Research Imaging Center (BRIC), ºÚÁÏÍø Hospitals, and ºÚÁÏÍø gathered to celebrate the official launch of the Focused Ultrasound program at Marsico on ºÚÁÏÍø campus. Focused Ultrasound therapies involve an...