Associate Professor
Department of Neurology
The University of New Mexico
Issued U.S. Patent Applications (UNM-Affiliated)
- 11,541,065, Compositions and Methods for Treating Brain Injury, issued January 3, 2023
Pending U.S. Patent Applications (UNM-Affiliated)
- Regulation of Post-Ischemic Inflammatory Response: A Novel Function of Tyrosine Phosphatase STEP
Research areas include:
- Evaluating the effects of hyperhomocysteinemia on progression of age-associated neurodegenerative disorders, particularly ischemic stroke, dementia, and traumatic brain injury.
- Elucidating the roles of GluN2A-NMDA receptors and its downstream intracellular signaling pathways in neuronal cell death.
- Discovery of therapeutic targets for minimizing ischemic stroke damage.
