Andrea Kwakowsky, BSc (Hons) MSc PhD
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Associate Editor
Term Expiration:
12/31/2025
Affiliation(s):
University of Galway
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Areas of Interest:
Neuronal Signaling; Aging and Cognition; Dementia; Alzheimer; Neuroinflammation;
Biography & Research:
Dr Andrea Kwakowsky is an Associate Professor at the School of Medicine, the Discipline of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Galway. Her primary research interest is in the molecular and cellular basis of brain function in Alzheimer's disease (AD), Huntington's disease (HD) and Multiple sclerosis (MS). This research involves multi-disciplinary studies using invaluable human tissue, animal models, and advanced scientific technologies including, the newest molecular and imaging techniques. Dr Kwakowsky is a graduate of Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary (MSc and PhD). She has held academic positions at the Institute of Experimental Medicine, Hungary (Junior Research Fellow), the University of Otago, New Zealand (Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Fellow), and the University of Auckland, New Zealand (Senior Research Fellow) before taking up a lectureship at the National University of Ireland Galway. She was awarded the prestigious Aotearoa Foundation Fellowship, the Alzheimer's New Zealand, and the Freemasons New Zealand Senior Research Fellowships. Dr Kwakowsky's ultimate goal is to find novel drug targets and therapeutic strategies for AD.
