- Research
- Mechanisms of Memory and Alzheimer's Disease Pathogenesis
- Luísa Santa-Marinha
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- Lipids
- Hippocampus
- Memory
- Phospholipase D
- Alzheimer's disease
Graduated in Medicine at School of Medicine, University of Minho. PhD in Medicine at Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), University of Minho, exploring the role of phospholipase D in hippocampal physiology and pathology along the dorsal-ventral axis. Presently working as a Psychiatry resident at Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho and currently studying the role of phospholipase D in neurodegenaration.
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- Lipids
- Hippocampus
- Memory
- Phospholipase D
- Alzheimer's disease
Graduated in Medicine at School of Medicine, University of Minho. PhD in Medicine at Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), University of Minho, exploring the role of phospholipase D in hippocampal physiology and pathology along the dorsal-ventral axis. Presently working as a Psychiatry resident at Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho and currently studying the role of phospholipase D in neurodegenaration.
Scientific Highlights
Santa-Marinha, L., Castanho, I., Silva, R.R., Bravo, F.V., Miranda, A.M., Meira, T., Morais-Ribeiro, R., Marques, F., Xu, Y., Point du Jour, K., et al. (2020). Phospholipase D1 Ablation Disrupts Mouse Longitudinal Hippocampal Axis Organization and Functioning. Cell reports 30, 4197-4208.e4196. DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.02.102
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