Sangram S. Sisodia

Dr. Sangram S. Sisodia is The Thomas Reynolds Sr. Family Professor of Neuroscience and Director of the Center for Molecular Neurobiology in the Department of Neurobiology at The University of Chicago. Dr. Sisodia’s research over the past three decades has focused on understanding the cellular and molecular biology of presenilins and APP. His group was amongst the first to develop and characterize transgenic mice at express FAD-linked gene variants and has shown that these animals develop deposits of A proteins and neuroinflammation, that are characteristics of AD. His recent studies have examined the potential role of the gut microbiota on A deposition and neuroinflammation. Dr. Sisodia has received several awards, including: the Potamkin Prize for Alzheimer's Disease Research from the American Academy of Neurology and the Metropolitan Life Foundation Award for Medical Research. He has delivered a number of important lectures, including: Presidential Special Lecture at the Annual Soc