Journal of Alzheimers Disease & Parkinsonism
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McLean CA

Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, 3010, Victoria, Australia

Biography

Catriona McLean is currently Professor and Head of the Department of Anatomical Pathology at The Alfred, as well as pathologist to the Victorian Melanoma Service.  

She is Chair of the Pathology Board for Monash University, Director of the Australian Brain Bank Network, and State Neuropathologist for the State Neuromuscular service.

She works collaboratively with the Cancer Council Victoria and colleagues within The Alfred, the MHRI, Melbourne University, Sydney University, and Monash University Department of Biomedical Sciences. She is involved in many ongoing research projects into malignancies, disorders of muscle, and neurodegeneration.

Publications

The Down Syndrome-Associated Protein, Regulator of Calcineurin-1, is Altered in Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia with Lewy Bodies

There is a known relationship between Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Down syndrome (DS), with the latter typically developing AD-like neuropathology in mid-life. In order to further understand this relationship we examined intersectin-1 (ITSN1) and the regulator of calcineurin-1 (RCAN1), proteins involved in endosomal and lysosomal trafficking ... Read More»

Malakooti N, AIBL Research Group, Fowler C, Volitakis I, McLean CA, Kim RC, Bush AI, Rembach A, Pritchard MA, Finkelstein DI and Adlard PA

: J Alzheimers Dis Parkinsonism 2019, 9: 462

10.4172/2161-0460.1000462

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