Giorgi-Cavaglieri Chair in Immunology of the Aging Brain
Illustration by Ximena Fernandez Castro
Research Projects
Target inflammation for brain resilience
Use protein engineering to specifically target immune cells and pathways in the old brain to improve brain function at the cellular, circuit and behavioral levels
Find age-related antigens in old organs
Use antigen screening and T cell receptor sequences to determine what attracts T cells to aged organs
Role of immune cells in rejuvenation
Establish the role of immune cells in rejuvenating interventions, is T cell rejuvenation necessary or sufficient to bring beneficial effects?