Mentor

Gloria Lee, PhD

Program Start

August 2003

PhD Research Concentration

My general research interests are in neuronal differentiation and development, as well as the neurodegenerative diseases with tau pathology. Our lab studies the microtubule associated protein tau and aims to identify novel functions for this protein that link tau with neuronal signal transduction events. My thesis project in particular is focused on a novel link between tau and the MAPK signaling pathway. This work identifies new physiological roles for tau in early neuronal development and also has implications for the aberrant cell cycle re-entry hypothesis of Alzheimer's disease where it is not exactly clear how tau is contributing to cell death.

Dissertation Topic

A novel function for microtubule associated protein Tau in growth factor-induced MAPK signaling

Thesis Defense Date

April 2010

Current Position

Associate Professor, Department of Natural & Mathematical Sciences

Morningside University