
Alex Parker
- Professeur titulaire
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Faculté de médecine - Département de neurosciences
Profile
Research expertise
Le laboratoire du Dr. Parker s'intéresse aux mécanismes génétiques des maladies neurodegneratives. Notre but est de découvrir de nouvelles cibles thérapeutiques pour les maladies comme les ataxies héréditaires, et les scléroses amyotrophiques latérales.
education
- 2001 — Doctorat (PhD) — Neurosciences — University of British Columbia
Affiliations and responsabilities
Research affiliations
Research units
Membre
Affiliated institutions
- Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM)
Teaching and supervision
Teaching
Courses taught (current session only)
Programs
Student supervision
Theses and dissertation supervision (Papyrus Institutional Repository)
Exploring axonal regeneration pathways to identify age-dependent genetic drivers of axonal degeneration in ALS and HD
Cycle : Doctoral
Grade : Ph. D.
Drug repurposing for neuromuscular diseases using zebrafish
Cycle : Master's
Grade : M. Sc.
Identification de molécules neuroprotectrices, facteurs de transcription et voies de signalisation en jeu pour la maladie de Machado-Joseph par un modèle transgénique C. elegans
Cycle : Doctoral
Grade : Ph. D.
Caractérisation de nouveaux modèles TDP-43/TDP-1 de Caenorhabditis elegans pour la maladie sclérose latérale amyotrophique
Cycle : Master's
Grade : M. Sc.
Protection à long terme du système nerveux : étude de facteurs extrinsèques chez C. elegans
Cycle : Master's
Grade : M. Sc.
Étude de l’effet neuro-protecteur de polyphénols issus de la Pomme-Grenade ainsi que de leurs dérivés métaboliques
Cycle : Master's
Grade : M. Sc.
Effet neuroprotecteur de Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus HA-114 chez divers modèles de la maladie d’Alzheimer
Cycle : Master's
Grade : M. Sc.
Study of microbial dietary supplementation and lipid dysregulation in neurodegeneration models
Cycle : Doctoral
Grade : Ph. D.
Caractérisation de modèles Alzheimer de C. elegans transgéniques, exprimant la protéine Tau humaine dans leurs motoneurones GABAergiques
Cycle : Master's
Grade : M. Sc.
Implication du système immunitaire dans un modèle de sclérose latérale amyotrophique chez C. elegans
Cycle : Doctoral
Grade : Ph. D.
Développement et caractérisation de modèles C. elegans pour la maladie de Machado-Joseph
Cycle : Master's
Grade : M. Sc.
Étude de la toxicité causée par le gène C9orf72 dans la Sclérose Latérale Amyotrophique
Cycle : Doctoral
Grade : Ph. D.
Rôle du métabolisme énergétique dans un contexte de vieillissement chez C. elegans
Cycle : Doctoral
Grade : Ph. D.
Développement de modèles C. elegans de Sclérose Latérale Amyotrophique
Cycle : Master's
Grade : M. Sc.
Projects
Research projects
Investigating neuroprotective strategies in genetic models of neurodegeneration
An integrated approach to evaluate and modulate neuronal activity
Investigating neuroprotective strategies in genetic models of neurodegeneration
Genetic & Biological Studies of Brain Disorders (Phase 2)
Rationally designed ribozymes switched on by nucleotide repeat extensions as potential tools of genetic therapy for repeat expansion disorders
Characterization of Simple In Vivo Models of Charcot Marie Tooth (CMT) Disease
Investigation of Lactocaseibacillus rhamnosus HA-114 and its underlying mechanisms as therapeutics for neurodegeneration - Year two
A Pharmacogenetic pipeline for neuromuscular disorders
Proteotoxic regulation of neurodegeneration by TIR1/ Sarm1
Investigation of Lactocaseibacillus rhamnosus HA-114 and its underlying mechanisms as therapeutics for neurodegeneration
Supplément COVID-19 CRSNG_Proteotoxic regulation of neurodegeneration by TIR1/ Sarm1
Analyzing neuroprotective properties of Lactobacillus rhamnosus HA114 in models of age-dependent neurodegeneration
Investigations génétique et translationnelle de la neurodégénérescence
CHEMICAL-GENETICS APPROACHES USING IN VIVO MODELS OF AGE-DEPENDENT NEURODEGENERATION
Investigation of microbiota mediated suppression of motro neuron degeneration in genetic models of ALS
USD - A C90RF72 Pipeline for ALS drug discovery and treatment
TIR-1/Sarm1 mediated degeneration of motor neurons in ALS
Investigating Har-1 in c elegans
Screening of neuroleptic derivatives in genetic models of ALS
EMERGING TEAM TO IDENTIFY AND CHARACTERIZE NOVEL AND EXISTING HEREDITARY SPASTIC PARAPELGIA (HSP) DISEASE GENES.
LA GENETIQUE DE LA NEURODEGENERESCENCE LIEE A L'AGE
EMERGING TEAM TO IDENTIFY AND CHARACTERIZE NOVEL AND EXISTING HEREDITARY SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA (HSP) DISEASE GENES
Cellular mechanisms of fat reduction by Lallemand probiotic strains in C. elegans
Cellular mechanisms of fat reduction by Lallemand probiotic strains in C. elegans
Investigation of the innate immune system and motor neuron degeneragion models of ALS
Rapid drug discovery in genetic models of CHARGE syndrome
REGULATION OF LIFESPAN AND STRESS RESISTANCE BY RNA BINDING PROTEINS IN C. ELEGANS
SCREENING OF LALLEMAND PROBIOTIC STRAINS FOR FAT-ACCUMULATION ACTIVITY IN C. ELEGANS
The role of nicotinamide N-Methyltransferase in genetic models of Parkinson's disease
Rapid drug discovery in genetic models of autism spectrum disorders
Recherche su rla polyneuropathie sensito-motrice avec ou sans agénésie du corps calleux
INVESTIGATING THE ER STRESS RESPONSE IN TDP-43/FUS MOTOR NEURON TOXICITY
A GENETIC PLATFORM FOR DRUG DISCOVERY IN NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES (MERCK)
CHEMICAL GENETIC SCREENS FOR TDP-43 MODIFIERS AND ALS DRUG DISCOVERY
INVESTIGATING THE GENETIC INTERACTION BETWEEN AGING AND PROTEOTOXICICITY IN NEURODEGENERATION
INVESTIGATING THE GENETIC INTERACTION BETWEEN AGING AND PROTEOTOXICICITY IN NEURODEGENERATION
REGULATION OF LIFESPAN AND STRESS RESISTANCE BY RNA BINDING PROTEINS IN C. ELEGANS
DISSECTING THE ROLES OF TDP-43 AND FUS IN POLYGLUATAMINE TOXICITY - CHDI FOUNDATION
C. ELEGANS MODELS FOR TDP-43 AND FUS AGE-DEPENDENT NEURODEGENERATION
ETUDE DES INTERACTIONS GENETIQUES ENTRE VIEILLISSEMENT ET PROTEOTOXICITE DANS LA NEURODEGENERESCENCE
CELLULAR AND BIOCHEMICAL IMPACT OF TDP-43 MUTANTS IN ALS
ETUDE DES INTERACTIONS GENETIQUES ENTRE VIEILLISSEMENT ET PROTEOTOXICITE DANS LA NEURODEGENERESCENCE
THE ROLE OF AGING GENES IN TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT DISEASES
Disciplines
- Neurosciences
Areas of expertise
- Canada (Québec)
- Cellular Degeneration
- Genetics of Aging
- Cell Signaling (Neurosciences)