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Overview
Publication
2020
- Wan, T., Weir, E. J., Johnson, M., Korolchuk, V. I. and Saretzki, G. C. 2020. Increased telomerase improves motor function and alpha-synuclein pathology in a transgenic mouse model of Parkinson's disease associated with enhanced autophagy. Progress in Neurobiology 199, article number: 101953. (10.1016/j.pneurobio.2020.101953)
Articles
- Wan, T., Weir, E. J., Johnson, M., Korolchuk, V. I. and Saretzki, G. C. 2020. Increased telomerase improves motor function and alpha-synuclein pathology in a transgenic mouse model of Parkinson's disease associated with enhanced autophagy. Progress in Neurobiology 199, article number: 101953. (10.1016/j.pneurobio.2020.101953)
Biography
Cardiff University PhD 2021- Ongoing Thesis
- "Using Patient-Specific Stem Cells to Interrogate The Role of Oligodendrocytes in Neurodevelopmental Disorders"
Newcastle University BSc & MSci 2016 - 2020
- MSci Project - "Investigating alpha-synuclein, autophagy, and the influence of telomerase activation in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease"
- BSc Project - "Characterisation of autophagy in alpha-synuclein and tau expressing neuroblastoma cells"
Professional memberships
British Neuroscience Association (2021-2023)
Speaking engagements
Research themes
Specialisms
- Neurodevelopment
- Myelination
- Oligodendrocytes
- Organoids
- Stem cells