Leonard Petrucelli, Ph.D.

Dr. Petrucelli’s research focuses on understanding and developing treatments for frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a group of common, early-onset dementias affecting personality, behavior, and language, and for which there is no cure. The goals of his research program are to investigate mechanisms underlying FTD linked to different genetic and molecular pathways, explore therapeutic approaches, and identify biomarkers that may be used to monitor disease.