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Albert R La Spada
Adjunct Professor in the Department of Neurology
Neurology, Behavioral Neurology
al.laspada@duke.edu
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Selected Grants
SCA7 neurodegeneration: Molecular epigenetic basis and therapy
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2002 - 2023
Control of Astrocyte Function by Parkinsonism Gene LRRK2
Research
Co-Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research ·
2019 - 2021
Super-resolution Imaging via Multiple Modalities with the Zeiss Elyra 7
Equipment
Major User ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2020 - 2021
Molecular genetic regulation of autophagy in health and neurodegenerative disease
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2018 - 2021
Ataxia Investigators Meeting 8: Leveraging Therapeutic Opportunity into Novel Treatment Paradigms
Conference
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2020 - 2021
The PPAR-delta pathway in neural function and Huntington's disease neuropathology
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2018 - 2020
Deconstructing the cellular and molecular basis of SBMA motor neuron disease: From mechanism to therapy
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2018 - 2020
Enhanced skeletal muscle proteostasis as a determinant of CNS protein quality control and neural function in the aging brain
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2017 - 2020
Genetics Training Grant
Inst. Training Prgm or CME
Mentor ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
1979 - 2020
Organization and Function of Cellular Structure
Inst. Training Prgm or CME
Mentor ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
1975 - 2020
Evaluation of PPAR-delta/gamma Agonist Therapy as a Novel Treatment Paradigm for ALS
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Department of Defense ·
2020 - 2020
SBMA motor neuron degeneration: From cellular and molecular basis to therapy
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Muscular Dystrophy Association ·
2017 - 2020
Copy Number Alterations in Low Mutation Cancer
Research
Mentor ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2018 - 2019
Mechanistic link between LRRK2, alpha-synuclein and lysosomal function in PD
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute ·
2018 - 2018
Ataxin-7 oligonucleotide knock-down to treat SCA7 retinal and cerebellar disease
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2014 - 2018
