Blanca Aldana

CountryDenmark

Society affiliation European Society for Neurochemistry (ESN)

Position Principal Investigator/Group Leader

University/Organisation University of Copenhagen

Domain Neurodegenerative Disorders and Pathological Aging

Sub domains Metabolism

Lab description

Scientific focus area

Energy and amino acid metabolism in the mammalian brain with a focus on microglia cells and their metabolic interaction with astrocytes and neurons. Microglia immunometabolism and impact of brain energy metabolism on major neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer´s disease and Frontotemporal dementia.