Ramsey Lecture: "Molecular Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration: Basic Science to Therapeutic Leads"
Date/Time: | Monday, 05 Apr 2010 at 12:00 pm |
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Location: | Classroom 1226, VetMed |
Cost: | Free |
Phone: | 515-294-4257 |
Channel: | College of Veterinary Medicine |
Categories: | Lectures |
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Orr's research focuses on the molecular genetics of mammalian
development and neurodegenerative diseases. In a collaborative effort,
the Orr laboratory cloned and characterized the mutation causing
dominant ataxis, spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1) showing that an
expanded CAG trinucleotide repeat causes SCA1. Orr recently
received a highly competitive NIH Recovery Act grant for his SCA 1 work. Orr received his Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis and a M.A. from Harvard University.