Neuroscience – Research Teams

Neuroscience Research

Team TNA

Tau-Mediated Neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia worldwide, affecting millions of patients with no therapeutic options available to date. While amyloid plaques have long been recognized as hallmarks of the disease, recent evidence suggests that abnormal post-translational modifications of the Tau protein are strongly involved in disease manifestation and progression.

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Team BMP

Brain Microcircuits in Psychiatric Diseases

Successful treatment of psychiatric diseases remains a major challenge. We explore the contribution of non-neuronal cells to the dysfunction of brain microcircuits underlying mental disorders to provide new, personalized therapies.

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