Chris Elliott

Chris Elliott

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The most common genetic cause of Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a mutation in the LRRK2 gene, G2019S. We have developed a new fly model, which exploits the homology of between fly and human. The proboscis extension response (PER) shows a marked decline in performance with G2019S expression, but not with other mutations in LRRK2. This loss of function is most marked when G2019S is expressed in the dopaminergic neurons. It can be rescued by drug application. We will use the extensive fly genetic toolbox to test the function of G2019S as a dominant negative kinase mutation, and to screen candidate genes which slow degeneration. We will support this by using drug application (L-DOPA, kinase inhibitors, glycolytic upregulation). This will provide a new view of LRRK2 neurophysiology in the whole organism, in a way that has not been possible in mouse models.

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Alex Wade

  • Psychology - Professor, Theme Lead-York Biomedical Research Inst

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Ryan John Hatcher West

  • Biology - Postdoctoral Research Associate, Former employee

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Farinaz Afsari

  • Biology - Postdoctoral Research Associate, Former employee

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Christopher Ugbode

  • Biology - Centre for Future Health Research Fellow, Former employee

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Jack Munns

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Jeremy Charles Mottram

  • Biology - Professor in Pathogen Biology, Director of the YBRI

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Alison Fellgett

  • Department of Biology, University of York York, UK.

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Keita Morohashi

  • Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029

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Anna Memou

  • Division of Basic Neurosciences, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece

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Iban Ubarretxena-Belandia

  • Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029
  • Biofisika Institute (CSIC, UPV/EHU), University of the Basque Country, Leioa, Spain

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Nina Pan

  • Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029

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Garrick Smith

  • Lundbeck A/S

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Hui Zhang

  • Department of Neuroscience, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA

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Hardy Rideout

  • Division of Basic Neurosciences, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece

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Laura Briggs

  • Univ York, University of Hull, University of York - UK, Hull York Med Sch, Dept Biol

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Emmanouela Leandrou

  • Division of Basic Neurosciences, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece

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Ming-Ming Zhou

  • Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029

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Chen Yao

  • Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA

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Adam Schaffner

  • Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029

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Morten Hentzer

  • Lundbeck A/S

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Yacob Gomez-Llorente

  • Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029

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Natalia Vereshchagina

  • Oxford University

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Nicolina Clemente

  • Department of Biological Sciences, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, USA

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Xianting Li

  • Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029

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Shu G. Chen

  • Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA

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Lianteng Zhi

  • Department of Neuroscience, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA

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Chunyu Wang

  • Department of Biological Sciences, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, USA

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Xiaoluan Hua

  • Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029
  • Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029

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Zhenyu Yue

  • Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029

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Olivia Nippe

  • University of York.

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