Visiting NYSCF Researcher Studies The Role of Vitamin B1 in Alzheimer’s Disease
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Dr. Gary Gibson, Director of the Laboratory for Mitochondrial Biology and Metabolic Dysfunction in Neurodegeneration at Weill Cornell Medical College, joined NYSCF as a visiting scientist while on sabbatical this year. Dr. Gibson’s work focuses on age-related neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. The Wall Street Journal highlighted his recent research, which finds a connection between vitamin B1 deficits and Alzheimer’s disease.
This work is currently being tested in a clinical trial, administering a synthetic version of vitamin B1 to Alzheimer’s patients and analyzing the results. At NYSCF he will translate his work to stem cells to further elucidate the mechanisms of neurodegeneration.