Graduate School of Life and Medical Sciences Biomedical Engineering and Informatics / Medical Life Systems

Neuropathology Laboratory

Staff

Satoru FUNAMOTO
[Associate Professor]

Telephone : +81-774-65-6136
E-mail : sfunamot@mail.doshisha.ac.jp
Office : IN-238
Database of Researchers

Laboratories

IN-231, IN-233, IN-234, IN-235

Research Topics

Most humans, as they age, produce aging-related lesions, such as senile plaques and neurofibrillary changes, in their brains. These lesions become dense and cause Alzheimer's disease. Senile plaques consist of β-protein and neurofibrillary changes are caused by τ (tau) protein. We will conduct our research, focusing on τ-protein and γ-secretase that produces β-protein, and explore biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease in the near future.