Dopamine neurons (IMAGE)

Picower Institute at MIT

Dopamine neurons

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Dopamine producing neurons in the brain's substantia nigra are especially vulnerable in Parkinson's disease. Myriam Heiman's lab will conduct a sweeping screen to look for genes that help promote neuron survival amid the disease.

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Preston Ge/MIT Picower Institute

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