Researchers in Whitehead Institute Member Susan Lindquist's lab (IMAGE)

Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research

Researchers in Whitehead Institute Member Susan Lindquist's lab

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Using yeast cells to investigate the harmful effects of amyloid beta (Aβ), a peptide whose accumulation in amyloid plaques is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD), the Lindquist lab found that the trafficking of signaling molecules in yeast was adversely affected by Aβ. This research may give insight into what goes awry in the affected nerve cells in AD patients' brains. From left, Jessica Goodman, Chee Yeun Chung, Kent Matlack, Brooke Bevis, and Valeriya Baru.

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