Modeling Human Neurodegenerative Diseases in Drosophila

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Air date:	Monday, March 15, 2004, 12:00:00 PM Time displayed is Eastern Time, Washington DC Local
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Category:	Neuroscience
Runtime:	01:04:02
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Description:	The molecular mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration in human disorders like Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease remain mysterious, in part because genetic analysis in patients and vertebrate models is laborious. Disease models in simpler organisms, like Drosophila, harness the power of genetics to define cellular pathways underlying the specific destruction of postmitotic neurons in neurodegenerative disorders. In Dr. Feany’s laboratory they have created fruit fly models of several human diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and spinocerebellar ataxia type 1. For more information, visit Mel Feany NIH Neuroscience Seminar Series

NLM Title:	Modeling human neurodegenerative diseases in drosophila / Mel Feany.
Author:	Feany, Mel. National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
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Abstract:	(CIT): The molecular mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration in human disorders like Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease remain mysterious, in part because genetic analysis in patients and vertebrate models is laborious. Disease models in simpler organisms, like drosophila, harness the power of genetics to define cellular pathways underlying the specific destruction of postmitotic neurons in neurodegenerative disorders. In Dr. Feany's laboratory they have created fruit fly models of several human diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and spinocerebellar ataxia type 1. For more information, visit Mel Feany, NIH Neuroscience Seminar Series.
Subjects:	Drosophila Models, Animal Tauopathies tau Proteins
Publication Types:	Lecture Webcast
Rights:	This is a work of the United States Government. No copyright exists on this material. It may be disseminated freely.
NLM Classification:	WL 359
NLM ID:	101268386
CIT Live ID:	2569
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