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Michael William Lutz

Professor in Neurology
Neurology, Translational Brain Sciences
Box 2900, Durham, NC 27710
311 Research Drive, Room 201-D, Durham, NC 27710

Overview


Developing and using computational biology methods to understand the genetic basis of disease with a focus on Alzheimer’s Disease.   Recent work has focused on identification and validation of clinically-relevant biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease with Lewy bodies.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor in Neurology · 2025 - Present Neurology, Translational Brain Sciences, Neurology
Professor in Pathology · 2024 - Present Pathology, Clinical Science Departments

In the News


Published December 3, 2024
Research & Innovation Seed Grants Total Nearly $2 Million

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Recent Publications


Public Health

Journal Article Alzheimer S Dementia the Journal of the Alzheimer S Association · December 1, 2025 BACKGROUND: Clinical and research experts often struggle to access and fully utilize the large amount of health parameters and biomarkers available in research and clinical databases. Moreover, the data analyzed by researchers frequently represent static s ... Full text Cite

Basic Science and Pathogenesis

Journal Article Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · December 1, 2024 BACKGROUND: Patients with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) frequently manifest comorbid neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) with depression and anxiety being most prevalent. Previously we identified shared genetic risk loci between AD and major depressive disorder (MD ... Full text Cite

Single-nucleus multi-omics of Parkinson's disease reveals a glutamatergic neuronal subtype susceptible to gene dysregulation via alteration of transcriptional networks.

Journal Article Acta Neuropathol Commun · July 2, 2024 The genetic architecture of Parkinson's disease (PD) is complex and multiple brain cell subtypes are involved in the neuropathological progression of the disease. Here we aimed to advance our understanding of PD genetic complexity at a cell subtype precisi ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


A spatially resolved joint cortical metabolome and proteome in aging and menopause for the rhesus macaque

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute on Aging · 2022 - 2027

CSF Proteomic Studies of APOE4 copy number-dependent effects on the Complement Pathway

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute on Aging · 2022 - 2027

Hypoperfusion, Hemodynamic Control Domains and Neurovascular Dysregulation in AD brain pathology

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute on Aging · 2023 - 2027

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Education, Training & Certifications


Duke University · 1986 Ph.D.