Dr. Hermann Clemens Altmeppen | Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Foundation

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Dr. Hermann Clemens Altmeppen

Grant Title:

Targeting the endogenous proteolytic processing of PrPc as a therapeutic strategy against prion diseases

Location:

Institute of Neuropathology, University Medical Center Eppendorf

Grant Year:

2016

Downloads:

Targeting the endogenous proteolytic processing of PrPc as a therapeutic strategy against prion diseases

Misfolding leads the way to unraveling signaling pathways in the pathophysiology of prion diseases

Tetraspanin 3: Central endocytic membrane component regulating expression of ADAM10, presenilin & the amyloid precursor protein

Diverse functions of the prion protein – Does proteolytic processing hold the key?

Click here to watch Dr. Altmeppen's presentation at the 2016 CJD Foundation Family Conference in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Altmeppen is the recipient of:

The Mary Sue Riffl Memorial Grant, contributed by Trevor and Gary Baierl
The Neil W. Foster Memorial Grant, contributed by Catherine Foster
The Mary Sullivan Friel and Mary T. Friel Memorial Grant, contributed by Clare Friel
The CJD Foundation Memorial Grant, contributed by The Families of CJD Foundation