Ruben K Dagda

Ruben K Dagda, Ph.D.

  • Position:
    Postdoctoral research associate

    Pathology

    University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA)

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  • Advisors:

    James Lyon-Weiler, Charleen T Chu

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  • Degrees:
     
    Ph.D., Pharmacology, University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA)
     
    M.S., Biology, University of Texas at El Paso (El Paso, TX)
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  • Past Advisors:
     
    Stefan Strack (as Graduate Student - Ph.D.)
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  • Research:
    Neurodegeneration, Parkinson's disease and autophagy

    We have shown that transcription factors and serine/threonine kinases that mediate pro-survival signaling in neurons are dysregulated in sporadic and familial manifestations of Parkinson's disease. Specifically, I have been very interested in elucidating the role of mitochondrially localized serine/threonine kinases (PINK1 and ERK1/2) and the impact of neurotoxins (MPP+ and 6-hydroxydopamine) on mitochondrial morphology, oxidative stress, turnover, respiration and survival in neurons in vitro and in vivo.

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  • Honors:

    2009 Seventeenth Annual Summer Course in Experimental Aging Research Training Award

    2007 Weil Award for Best Paper on Experimental

    2006 ASIP Minority Travel Award

    2006 MARC FASEB Minority Travel Conference Poster Presentation Award

    2004 FASEB Phosphatase Conference Poster Award

    2004 NINDS 2004 Grant Writing Workshop Travel Award

    2000 Intercultural Cancer Council Travel Award

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