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Zoya Leonenko

Principal Investigator

University of Waterloo

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Alzheimer's disease, membrane biophysics, nanotechnology

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Research expertise includes biophysics of lipid membrane and lipid-protein interactions, molecular mechanism of neurodegeneration and Alzheimer’s disease; prevention and drug development, using biophysical techniques: atomic force microscopy, surface plasmon resonance and electrophysiology.

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University of Waterloo

Membrane-targeted therapeutics for Alzheimer's disease: lipid-based neuroprotection platform

Novel approach to preventing Alzheimer's disease by protecting neuronal cell membranes from amyloid beta toxicity. Research reveals that age-related lipid composition changes make membranes vulnerable to amyloid attack, ...

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Zoya Leonenko

Principal Investigator

University of Waterloo

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University of Waterloo

Principal Investigator

2007 - Present

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Neurology & neurological disease

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AntimicrobialsBiophysicsMembranesNanotechnologyNeurodegeneration

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