
Neurodegeneration and the Role of Amyloid Fibrils
Year:
2015Ranking:
EntrantArtist:
Zachary Levine (Postdoc)Lab:
Joan-Emma Shea LabDescription
Implicated in over twenty neurodegenerative diseases, the gradual formation of amyloid fibrils on the surface of cells disrupts physiological functioning over the course of a human lifetime. Pictured are simulations that document the formation of these fibrils from thousands of misfolded proteins.