Dr Russell Snell
Dr Russell Snell is an Adjunct Professor with The Neurogenetics Group and the School of Biological Sciences, at the University of Auckland.
Dr Russell Snell’s world-class research group aims to unravel the complexities of brain diseases where cell death occurs, particularly Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s and Parkinson’s diseases, and to identify the genes involved with the ageing brain. The genetics of Alzheimer’s is providing “solid ground” from which the theories about the causes and potential therapies are being developed. This talk will discuss what we know for sure about Alzheimer’s Disease and how this information is helping us design experiments in order to understand the majority of cases that do not appear to be simply genetic.