Liam Chen, MD, PhD

Dr. Chen's research is focused on cellular and molecular mechanisms, diagnosis and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, nervous system neoplasms and traumatic brain injury.  He is interested in understanding the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders, developing diagnostic markers and validating therapeutic targets. The laboratory uses an interdisciplinary approach involving Drosophila model, rodent model, iPS cells and postmortem human brain tissue to study the mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration in the central nervous system.