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Daniel Mordes, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pathology
Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases

Dr. Daniel Mordes is a neuropathologist focused on understanding neurodegenerative diseases, including ALS, frontotemporal dementia, and Parkinson's disease. He is the Stuart Lindsay Professor in Experimental Pathology IV in the Department of Pathology and an Assistant Professor in the Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases (IND) at UCSF. His research group integrates human stem cell-derived neuronal models and patient brain samples to study neurodegeneration at the Mission Bay campus.

Abby Oehler

Staff Research Associate
Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases

Why I work at the IND: Neurodegenerative diseases affect millions of people worldwide. I feel privileged to play even a minor role in helping those people.  

Rigo Roman-Albarran

Staff Research Associate
Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases

Karen Wang

Lab Assistant
Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases