New Hot Paper Comment by Valina Dawson

Valina Dawson answers a few questions about this month's new hot paper in the field of Neuroscience & Behavior. The author has also sent along images of their work.

From •>>November 2006

Field: Neuroscience & Behavior
Article Title: Molecular pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease
Authors: Moore, DJ;West, AB;Dawson, VL;Dawson, TM
Journal: ANNU REV NEUROSCI
Volume: 28
Issue:
Page: :57-87
Year: 2005
* Johns Hopkins Univ, Sch Med, Inst Cell Engn, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA.
* Johns Hopkins Univ, Sch Med, Inst Cell Engn, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA.
* Johns Hopkins Univ, Sch Med, Dept Neurol, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA.
* Johns Hopkins Univ, Sch Med, Dept Neurosci, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA.
* Johns Hopkins Univ, Sch Med, Dept Physiol, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA.

Why do you think your paper is highly cited? (L-R) Darren Moore, Andy B. West, Valina L. Dawson and Ted M. Dawson

The discovery of disease-causing gene mutations in rare families with Parkinson’s disease (PD) has revolutionized the study of PD. Cellular and small animal models of PD have been developed and are providing new insights into the pathogenesis of PD. There is a great deal of interest in PD and it is a rapidly moving area of research. This review article distilled the current state of research at the time of publication.

Valina L. Dawson, Ph.D.
Institute for Cell Engineering
Departments of Neurology, Neuroscience and Physiology
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD, USA

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A Closer Look...

Below are images sent in by Valina Dawson which correspond with the featured paper, or current research.

Figure 1:

Figure 1: A figure from the paper that has been modified to reflect a new gene, LRRK2.

ESI Special Topics, November 2006
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