faculty
Jessica Young
jeyoung@uw.eduUniversity of Washington,
Developmental Biology, Stem Cells & Aging
Neuroscience
Alzheimer's disease modeling with induced pluripotent stem cells
Faculty Contact Information
Building: SLU South Research Building
Room: S448
Box: 358056
Phone: 206-685-1568
Lab Information
Location: SLU South Research Building
Building: S 441
Room: S 441
Box: 358056
Phone: 206-685-7149
http://www.pathology.washington.edu/faculty/young
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Research Summary
The Young lab is interested in determining the cellular mechanisms behind genetic risk for sporadic Alzheimer’s disease (SAD). To do this we use human induced pluripotent stem cells from patients or engineered to harbor SAD genetic risk variants. We are interrogating how defects in vesicular trafficking/endocytosis and dysregulation of neuronal epigenetic networks contribute to disease.