WEHI PhD Completion Seminar hosted by Professor Grant Dewson

Dr Alex Yeung

PhD Student – Ubiquitin Signalling division, WEHI

Understanding the role of mitochondria and ubiquitin signalling defects in early-onset Parkinson’s Disease

 

Davis Auditorium

Join via SLIDO enter code #WEHIphdcompletion

Including Q&A session

Followed by refreshments in tapestry area

Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease with an alarming increasing incidence. There are currently no disease modifying therapies due to an incomplete understanding of the biological processes involved in its pathogenesis. Parkin, an E3 ligase involved in mitochondrial quality control and the most common gene mutation in autosomal recessive early-onset Parkinson’s disease (EOPD) implicates mitochondrial dysfunction and ubiquitin signalling defects as two key players in the disease. My PhD has focused on studying the role of these two biological processes in patient-derived cellular models of EOPD and has revealed new mechanistic insights into the disease.

All welcome!