Research Mission
Our faculty support a diverse research mission. Retaining a focus on neurodegeneration, it is fair to say that virtually every area of research in Neuropathology has found a niche in the Division. The following table summarizes the principal strengths of the different faculty member’s research programs.
Faculty Member Name |
Current Title |
Summary of Research |
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Professor (with tenure) |
Molecular cell biology of neurodegeneration in Parkinson spectrum diseases. Kinase signaling, mitochondrial quality control & autophagy |
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Associate Professor |
Director of adult and pediatric neurodegenerative brain bank. Co-director of Alzheimer’s disease research center at University of Pittsburgh Research interests include association of neuropathological endophenotypes with genetic risk factors in Alzheimer’s disease; Genetic and molecular correlates of white matter pathology in Alzheimer’s disease; neurobiological substrates and resilience factors for the occurrence of psychosis in Alzheimer’s disease; Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy |
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Professor |
Dr. Kulich's laboratory studies the interaction between oxidative neurotoxins and intracellular signal transduction cascades in the context or neurologic diseases. |
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Professor of Neurology & Pathology |
Cerebrospinal fluid and blood biomarkers in ALS; Clinical drug trials, epidemiology, and non-invasive ventilation in ALS; Histopathology of autoimmune and critical illness myopathies. |
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Daniel Marker, MD, PhD |
Assistant Professor |
Neuro-oncology and neuroinflammation |
Assistant Professor |
Machine learning and neurodegeneration |
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Professor of Pathology (with tenure) |
Neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration |