Hongxin Dong,

JAD profile

Affiliation(s): 

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Areas of Interest: 

behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia

Biography & Research: 

My research focuses on a continuous and integrated program of investigating genetic alterations and environmental effects on neurodevelopment and aging, and their relevance to the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders, particularly Alzheimer's disease. The overarching goal of my research program is to discover novel molecular genetics and epigenetic mechanisms underlying neuropsychological disorders, using human antemortem clinical assessments and postmortem tissues, as well as animal models. The findings from our translational work will help in the development of new therapeutic strategies to slow disease onset and prevent progression