Dissertation Topics

Prof. Daphne Atlas
Peptide Therapy for Neurodegenerative & Inflammatory Diseases
Sturctual & Molecular Biochemistry

1. Signal Transduction in neuronal cells: the molecular mechanism of transmitting an extracellular signal to the nucleus

2. Activation of transcription factors during neuronal activation of voltage-gated calcium channels: a mechanistic connection to autism

3. Developing new molecules for the treatment of neurodegenerative disease such a Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

4. Preventing oxidative stress and premature apoptosis; the importance of inflammation