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神经退行性疾病，如阿尔兹海默病、帕金森病和渐冻人症等，是威胁人类健康的重大神经疾病。神经退行性疾病的发生与衰老密切相关，发生机理涉及复杂的分子、细胞和组织水平的进行性的病变。人类对于复杂神经系统的认识一直是科学研究的重大挑战，对于神经系统疾病发生的理解尤为艰难。然而，欲行其事，先通其理。纵然举步维艰，我们对于神经系统认识的每一次进步，都将让我们离神经退行性疾病的治疗更近。本课题组致力于揭示神经退行性疾病的发生发展机制、临床早期检测方法的建立和药物的开发。
蛋白质稳态是维持细胞功能所必需的。在衰老的过程中，蛋白质稳态的失衡与神经退行性疾病发生密切相关。各种神经退行性疾病都对应不同蛋白的异常聚集。在行使正常生物学功能的过程中，很多蛋白会通过分相和聚集，组装成大的分子机器和无膜细胞器。蛋白正常的高分子聚集和病理性异常聚集往往只有一线之隔。衰老过程中细胞内蛋白质量监控的减弱，使得蛋白异常聚集得以积累，进一步损害细胞功能，甚至导致细胞死亡。这一过程在神经退行性疾病的发展过程中不断上演。
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2019年 上海高校特聘教授(东方学者)
2020年 中组部万人计划青年拔尖
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