Meaghan O'Malley Morris, MD, PHD

Assistant Professor, Neuropathology

Specialization: Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, Microtubule-associated protein Tau, Aging

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Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

720 Rutland Avenue

Ross bldg., Room 558

Baltimore, MD 21205

Our research focuses on understanding the molecular basis for Alzheimer’s disease and other age-related dementias. These investigations combine insights from human brain tissue donated by patients with age-related neurodegenerative diseases, studies in cell culture models, and molecular techniques to uncover new pathways involved in Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases.

Tau has been implicated in regulating neuronal network activity in the brain and the removal of tau makes mice resistant to seizure activity. Our lab uses cell culture models to uncover the novel roles of tau in neuronal biology, with a focus on the interaction between tau and neuronal activity. Tau has been implicated in regulating neuronal network activity in the brain and the removal of tau makes mice resistant to seizure activity. Our lab uses cell culture models to uncover the novel roles of tau in neuronal biology, with a focus on the interaction between tau and neuronal activity

 

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