RESEARCHERS
Professor
Biology of nerve cell death during the course of neurodegenerative disease. Current work involves the investigation of the role of aging in the onset and progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
- herrup@pitt.edu
Professor, Human Genetics, Professor Epidemiology
Dr. Kamboh is professor and the former Chair of the Department of Human Genetics (2005-2013). He also holds a secondary position of Professor of Epidemiology at the the School of Public Health and Professor of Psychiatry at the School of Medicine.
- kamboh@pitt.edu
Associate Professor of Pathology, Division of Neuropathology
Dr. Kofler is a member of the Division of Neuropathology. Clinical Expertise:
Surgical neuropathology, Autopsy neuropathology, and Neurodegenerative diseases
Surgical neuropathology, Autopsy neuropathology, and Neurodegenerative diseases
- koflerjk@upmc.edu
Professor
Education: 1994 PhD in Biology, Experimental Cancer Therapy, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria 1979 MD, Medical Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria
- radak@pitt.edu
Assistant Professor, Neurobiology
One-line Research Description: The cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying Alzheimer’s disease. The Mathys Group develops and applies new functional genomics tools and methodologies to systematically decipher the molecular regulatory circuitry that controls the biology of brain cells in health and disease.
- mathysh@pitt.edu
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology
Tharick Pascoal, MD, PhD (Associate Professor of Psychiatry) is an internationally recognized expert on the imaging and fluid biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. He recently published two papers examining the multifaceted but interactive nature of Alzheimer’s disease pathology.
- pascoal@pitt.edu
Endowed Chair Professor of Translational Neuroimaging, Neurobiology
One-line Research Description: Anatomical and functional imaging of the marmoset brain; cerebrovascular disease and Alzheimer’s disease; genetic engineering.
- afonso@pitt.edu
Associate Professor of Neurobiology
Research in Dr. Rizzo’s lab focuses on investigating the mechanisms that drive divergence from healthy aging towards inception and progression of Alzheimer’s disease, in order to identify novel pathways and targets that may enable the discovery of new therapeutic agents to treat and prevent disease.
- rizzos@pitt.edu
Assistant Professor of Neurobiology
Cellular and molecular pathogenesis in Alzheimer’s disease. The aim of my research is to study the cellular and molecular pathways involved in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
- amantha@pitt.edu
Professor of Psychiatry
Professional Affiliations: Member, Society of Nuclear Medicine Member, Alzheimer’s Association’s International Society to Advance Alzheimer Research and Treatment
- villemagnevl@upmc.edu