The molecular pathogenesis of Huntington’s disease and development of Huntingtin bioassays for preclinical therapeutic applications.

Host: Professor Angus Lamond

Venue: MSI Small Lecture Theatre, SLS

Speaker Bio- Dr. Christian Landles is a Senior Research Fellow at the Bates lab, part of the Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, Huntington’s Disease Centre, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK. He obtained his PhD from Cancer Research UK and has held numerous research positions at various renowned academic institutes, including King’s College London, Imperial College London, and UCL. He has more than a decade of research experience resulting in over 50 publication contributions and has worked on studies funded by the CHDI Foundation and UK Dementia Research Institute. His area of expertise includes the molecular pathogenesis, pre-clinical mouse models, and the protein biology and aggregation of Huntington's disease. In addition to researching Huntington's disease, he has extensive experience in technology and molecular assay development with translational applicability for biomarker discovery and therapeutics.