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The Neurodegeneration cluster portfolio consists of research on adult onset neurodegenerative diseases of all types, broadly focusing on pathogenesis, treatment and prevention. Research on the normal structure and function of neural systems is also included to enable identification of intervention strategies. The role of the programmatic team is to develop, implement and manage these research programs and to promote the translation of research findings into clinical practice.  Included in the portfolio are topics such as neuronal cell death, protein misfolding, aggregation, and  processing, mitochondrial pathologies, epidemiological studies, genetic studies including GWAS, biomarker studies, clinical studies including deep brain stimulation and gene therapy, and translational projects that will accelerate bench to bedside therapies for neurodegenerative disorders.

Quick Links

• NINDS Neurodegeneration Cluster Event Schedule
• Parkinson's Disease Research Web
• Huntington's Disease Research Web (coming soon)
• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Web (coming soon)

Workshop Summary

• NIH Workshop on Dementia of Alzeimer's Disease and Epilepsy: Converging Mechanisms (October 15, 2008)
• Frontotemporal Dementia Workshop (January 18, 2007)
• All NINDS Workshop Summaries and Conference Proceedings

Neurodegeneration Funding Initiatives

• All active Neurodegeneration Funding Initiatives
  
  

Neurodegeneration Program Staff

Scientific Staff	Research Area
Beth-Anne Sieber, Ph.D. Program Director Point of contact: PD, ET, HSP, MSA, PSP	Parkinson’s Disease (PD), Essential tremor (ET), Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSA), Multiple System Atrophy (MSA), Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), orphan diseases, molecular biology, neurochemistry, cell biology, Deep Brain Stimulation, gene therapy, motor and non-motor manifestations, clinical trials
Margaret Sutherland, Ph.D. Program Director Point of contact: HD	Huntington’s Disease (HD), Parkinson’s Disease, GWA studies, genetics, biomarkers, stem cells, protein dynamics, gene silencing, translational research, clinical trials
Vacant: Please contact Margaret Sutherland, Ph.D. Program Director	Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Frontotemporal dementia (FTD)
Vacant: Please contact Beth-Anne Sieber, Ph.D. Program Director	Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), Vascular Cognitive Impairment (VCI)
Ti Lin, Ph.D. Program Analyst
Alexander Runko, Ph.D. Program Analyst

Careers at NINDS

• Current Career Opportunities within NINDS

 

Address

Neurodegeneration
Neuroscience Center
6001 Executive Blvd.
Rockville, MD 20892