Anthony Vu

Anthony’s research focuses on understanding how stress granules may contribute to neurodegenerative diseases. Stress granules are transient clumps of protein and RNA that form inside the cell when exposed to environmental stresses. These assemblies protect their molecules from damage and help the cell survive. Importantly, abnormal formation and clearance of stress granules may impact cell survival and are implicated in the pathogenesis of neurodegeneration. Through experimental methods, his goals are to identify components that contribute to stress granule biology and to determine how misregulation of key genes may contribute to disease progression.