Koorosh Shahpasand
Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, Iran
Biography
Dr. Koorosh Shahpasand received his PhD in 2012 from Tokyo Metropolitan University on Neuroscience and did his Postdoc at Harvard Medical School (2012~2015).
He has been recognized by several high profile publications notably in Nature, Alzheimer’s & Dementia and Journal of Neuroscience. Upon his return in 2015, he has been awarded by two prestigious awards from Alzheimer’s Association at Chicago ($100K) and Brain Protein Aging Program at Japan ($15K) as well as several domestic grants.
About 16 Ph.D. and 6 mater students are currently being supervised by him.
Now Dr. Shahpasand is the Head of Cognitive Neuroscience Center of Royan Institute for Stem Cells Biology & Technology and continues his research at his lab at Royan Institute. He is also chairperson of next Royan Twin International Congress (August 30 ~ September 01, 2017). For more information please visit https://royancongress.com/
His interest area is focused on Neurodegenerative Disorders particularly tauopathies like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Diabetes, AMD, Bipolar disorder, MS, PSP and etc.
Abstract
Abstract : A Major Early Driver Of Tauopathy And Neurodegeneration That Is Blocked By Antibody