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Jill Krause, BA, AAS
… with the Reportable Conditions Knowledge Management System and the Centers for Disease Control regarding … case reporting and the National Neurological Surveillance System. She is currently collaborating with a healthcare … technology solution company to design an electronic system for Nebraska Parkinson's Disease Registry reporting. …
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Chi Wang Ip, MD
… simultaneously initiated studies investigating the immune system's impact on hereditary neuropathies. Transitioning … this research from peripheral to central nervous system, he explored inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system. His residency fueled a passion for movement …
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Podcast: Gut Bacteria and Parkinson's Connection
January 17, 2017
… behind the Search" podcast series. "We have a rich nervous system in the gut, known as the enteric nervous system," says Mazmanian. "We'd like to know how bacteria in the gut interact with the enteric nervous system to try and understand how those interactions affect …
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Investigation of LRRK2 as a Regulator of Dendritic Cell Function
… Grant: Myeloid cells (white blood cells) of the immune system include monocytes, neutrophils and dendritic cells found in circulation, as well as microglia (immune system cells) that reside within the central nervous system (CNS). Our original project focused on the role of …
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Defining the Contribution of Neuroinflammation to Parkinson's Disease
… question with the typical lab approach because the immune system of models may differ a lot from a human’s immune system. We will overcome this limitation by using a unique model with a humanized immune system to test whether specific inflammatory changes in the …
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Targeting TNFR2 in a Model of Parkinson’s Disease
… reducing inflammation in the peripheral and central nervous systems. The peripheral nervous system includes all of the nerves that branch out from the … including muscles and organs, while the central nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord. We also …