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[HT-03-2] Therapeutic approaches for non-coding repeat expansion diseases

Yoshio Ikeda (Department of Neurology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan)

Positions Held
2013-Present Full Professor, Department of Neurology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan
2007-2013 Senior Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan
2006-2007 Research Associate, Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, University of Minnesota, MN, U.S.A.
2002-2006 Post-doctoral Associate, Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, University of Minnesota, MN, U.S.A.
2001-2002 Research Associate, Department of Neurology, Gunma University School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan
1992-2002 Physician, Department of Neurology, Gunma University Hospital and related Hospitals, Gunma, Japan

Major Research Interests
1) Molecular pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders, especially spinocerebellar ataxias
2) Imaging biomarkers of dementias
3) Molecular pathogenesis of dementias