Abid Ali

Understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying amyloid diseases like Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer’s, and Type 2 Diabetes remains a difficult challenge. Significant progress has been made in elucidating the roles of various proteins implicated in these pathologies…

Heart tissue can experience a progressive accumulation of transthyretin (TTR), a small tetrameric protein that transports thyroxine and holo-retinol binding protein. This severe pathology is known as transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy…