Mourad Tayebi
University of Surrey, UK
Biography
Mourad Tayebi was awarded a PhD in Neuroimmunology from Imperial College. He worked as Senior Research Fellow at the University of Sydney before returning to the UK and accepting an academic position at the Royal Veterinary College leading a team of scientists with a specific focus on protein misfolding diseases. He was offered a Faculty position at UT Health where he led a team of scientists interested in investigating the molecular mechanisms underlying protein misfolding/aggregation. His research focuses on refining the therapeutic strategies through developing novel antibodies that would specifically recognize the oligomeric forms of misfolded proteins. His team developed a panel of camelid antibodies able to transmigrate across the blood-brain barrier and enter the cell membrane of neurons.
Abstract
Abstract : Targeting soluble oligomers associated with Alzheimer with antibody-secreting mesenchymal stem cells