Claire Troakes

My research focuses on the pathology and molecular biology of neurodegenerative disease. Over the last few years, I have been building up my own independent research theme, investigating the pathological links between head injury and neurodegeneration. Specifically, I have been working to understand how we can use the brain’s response to injury as a mechanism to examine the neurodegenerative disease processes in Alzheimer’s disease, frontotemporal lobar degeneration, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. This is a novel approach to understanding the pathophysiology of neurodegenerative conditions by observing the initiation of cellular damage rather than purely the pathological hallmarks of end-stage disease and may reveal new therapeutic targets.