Sleep circuits in neurodegenerative disease and aging

This team plans to study whether changes in neurons in the midbrain that regulate sleep, wakefulness, and immunity could contribute to aging and neurodegeneration. If successful, this information could rescue deficits in sleep and restore a normal immune profile.

Award Year:

2022

Funding Type:

Brain Resilience Catalyst Award

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Research Summary

Research Team

Lead Researcher(s)

Julie Kauer

Professor (Research) of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Team Members

Luis de Lecea

Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Major Laboratories and Clinical and Translational Neurosciences Incubator)
Maria Inmaculada Cobos Sillero

Associate Professor of Pathology
Brice Gaudilliere

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine (MSD) and, by courtesy, of Pediatrics (Neonatology)