Current Research
My research is focused on understanding glial cell function in neurodevelopment, aging and disease.
We recently found that neurons accumulate ribosomal and nuclear material of oligodendrocyte (OL) origin during postnatal development and in the healthy adult mouse central nervous system (CNS). We investigate the mechanism and the role of OL-to-neuron material transfer in behavior and neurological disorders, specifically in cerebral palsy, a common cause of cognitive and motor disability in children.