Elisabet Jakova (PhD candidate)
I am currently studying the role of adenosine signalling and alpha-synuclein misfolding based on a chronic injection rat model that mimics Parkinsonian syndrome. I am also testing several novel dimer drugs that bind to alpha-synuclein and prevent its misfolding in vitro, and am currently characterizing the possible neuroprotective efficacy of these compounds in our novel animal model of Parkinson’s disease.
Michael Zaki (PhD Candidate)
I am an MSc student investigating the role of A1 and A2A receptor and AMPA receptor signalling in neurodegenerative disease, especially stroke. I am also studying the efficacy of clinically approved drug perampanel in an animal stroke model.