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Salvatore Lab
est. 2006
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Focused on targeting brain proteins that can improve motor function in
translation-focused studies of rodent aging and Parkinson's disease models
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Fort Worth, Texas USA
Tyrosine hydroxylase positive soma and dendrites in substantia nigra
"What Keeps You Going???" August 11, 2022, University of Hard Knocks
Does mTBI increase vulnerability to Parkinson's?
A recent article (Aug 22, 2022) cites Dr. Vicki Nejtek's work with Veterans who experienced mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI)
https://constanttherapyhealth.com/brainwire/do-veterans-with-a-history-of-concussion-face-higher-risk-for-parkinsons-what-the-research-shows/
Punching Out Parkinson's, 2018, Fort Worth
Repurposing FDA-Approved drugs for Parkinson's disease treatment
When we establish a biomarker for predicting or establishing the presence of Parkinson's disease, could an FDA-approved antibiotic be repurposed for delaying the onset of motor impairment?
Here's a news link to a study we ran, using such a drug in an established rat model of Parkinson's, that was published in Mol Neurobiology, 2014
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My student Ella Kasanga and I taking a moment for a photo-op with the Keynote Speaker, Mr. Brian Grant, who played with a number of teams in the NBA. Punching Out Parkinsons event, Feb 10, 2018
Punching Out Parkinson's, 2017 Fort Worth
Graduation, 2014
Dr. Chotibut, PhD; Dr. Scott Pruett, MD, PhD
Ceremony at Centenary College, Shreveport, LA
Maryum "May May" Ali and I shared a little time together before her presentation about her father, the great Muhammad Ali.
Link to our presentation at Pennington Biomedical Research Center. July 27 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8e_W0ZD5EU
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