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Puerto Rican researcher makes important discovery about Parkinson's disease

Submitted on 4 February 2022 - 2:24pm

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Dr. Daniel Colón Ramos led the study that was published this month in the scientific journal "Neuron"

A study, led by Puerto Rican researcher Daniel Colón Ramos, made an important discovery in the scientific maze to better decipher Parkinson's disease.

The group, composed of 15 researchers, identified a protein that is key to autophagy, a process or natural mechanism of cellular regeneration that basically consists of the elimination of cellular waste.

Colón-Ramos Named Director of Wu Tsai Institute’s Center for Neurodevelopment and Plasticity

Submitted by Kimberly Ann Massa Núñez on 13 May 2021 - 3:05pm

Daniel Colón-Ramos has been named the inaugural director of the new Center for Neurodevelopment and Plasticity in the Wu Tsai Institute at Yale University.