Allison Chang

Entering Class - 2021

E-MAIL:  [email protected]

Undergraduate Institution and Major:

Duke University, B.S. in Neuroscience, 2019

Graduate Advisor:

Ling Li, DVM, Ph.D., Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology

Graduate Research:

I am investigating the role of mitochondrial lipids in Alzheimer's disease and related taupathies. Using human APOE4- and APOE3-expressing tauopathy mouse models, I am examining the impact of APOE genotype on disease pathologies. My research employs various methodologies, including behavioral assays, immunostaining, imaging techniques, and 'omics approaches.

Graduate Publications

  • Venkatramana D. K, Chang, A., Korthas, H., Var S.R., Low, W.C., Li, L., Cheeran, M.C-J. “Impact of age and sex on neuroinflammation following SARS-CoV-2 infection in a murine model” Front. microbiol., 15, 2024 doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.08.11.55299
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