Morgane
PhD Doctor of Philosophy candidate
Expertise
Neurodegenerative disease, neuropathology, neurobiology, neuroanatomy
Project ideas
Project ideas are meant to help inspire student thinking about their own project. Students are in the driver seat of their research and are free to use any or none of the ideas shared by their mentors.
The role of hyperphosphorylated tau deposition across brain cell types
Create a short research paper and poster that details the types of cells in which we see deposition of pTau across various neurodegenerative diseases, focusing not only on neuronal pTau, but also glial (astrocytic, oligodendroglial) pTau. Speculate as to the reasons why these cells may take up and retain this aggregate, and speculate as to the results of pTau buildup in these cells.