
The Ripples of a Disturbance
Year:
2023Ranking:
EntrantArtist:
Andrew LonghiniDepartment:
Neuroscience Research InstituteLab:
Kosik LabDescription
When cells in the brain of a person with dementia first encounter misfolded proteins, the native population of proteins lose their moorings. Converted by the introduction of these bad actors, they too misfold and continue the spread of disease to the next unsuspecting cells.