Ada Metaxas

Ada Metaxas

Jan 03, 2021

Group 6 Copy 340
1
Please wait...

About This Project

Alzheimer's Disease, the 6th leading cause of US deaths, is characterized by amyloid-beta(Aβ) plaques and trace metal level imbalances. How this interaction occurs on the molecular level is currently unknown. Protein HSP-16.2 is known to interact individually with Cu,Zn,and Aβ, but their combined interaction has not yet been researched. I hypothesize that HSP-16.2 is involved in the binding of Aβ to Cu and Zn and increases in the levels of one trace metal cause increases in Aβ and other metals.

Recent Lab Notes From This Project

Blast off!

Browse Other Projects on Experiment

Related Projects

Saving lives with synthetic antivenoms: looking for novel solutions to Lonomia envenoming in Colombia

Venomous caterpillars of the genus Lonomia cause deadly accidents in Colombia. In Brazil it is estimated...

MyHealthEd

Each child deserves quality comprehensive sexual health education. No child is the same, so why...

Synthesis of a Kidney Cancer Drug

We need to prepare a 75 mg sample of our anti-kidney cancer drug for testing. The sample was requested by...

Backer Badge Funded