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Renaud La Joie - Professor, UC San Francisco
Status: Open Weekly Hours: to be negotiated Location: Off Campus
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive cognitive decline and accumulation of amyloid-β protein in the brain. Amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) enables visualization of amyloid deposition in vivo and can be used to determine the presence of amyloid plaques, supporting the diagnosis of AD. In...
Biological & Health SciencesRenaud La Joie - Professor, UC San Francisco
Status: Open Weekly Hours: to be negotiated Location: Off Campus
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and exposure to repetitive head impacts (RHI) are common among military veterans and have been linked to an increased risk of cognitive impairment, psychiatric symptoms, and potentially neurodegenerative diseases later in life. Although not all individuals who are exposed to TBI or RHI experience long-term...
Biological & Health SciencesRenaud La Joie - Professor, UC San Francisco
Status: Open Weekly Hours: to be negotiated Location: Off Campus
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is characterized by the accumulation of abnormal proteins in the brain, including beta-amyloid (Aβ) pathology. Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging allows us to visualize and measure Aβ pathology in living people. The FDA approval of three Aβ-PET radiotracers has expanded the use of Aβ-PET...
Biological & Health Sciences