Robert Burke

Professor
Neurology and Pathology
Columbia University
United States of America

Professor Neurology
Biography

Robert , is a Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology with research interest is on basic neuroscience related to the cause and treatment of degenerative neurological disease, particularly Parkinson's Disease.His publications have appeared in The Journal of Neuroscience, Nature Neuroscience, Neuron, The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA), The Annals of Neurology, The Journal of Comparative Neurology, Molecular Therapy and other leading neuroscience journals. "

Research Intrest

Neurology

List of Publications
Kim SR, Kareva T, Yarygina O, Kholodilov N, Burke RE(2012)AAV transduction of dopamine neurons with constitutively active Rheb protects from neurodegeneration and mediates axon re-growth. Molecular Therapy 20:275-286.
Kim SR, Chen X, Oo TF, Kareva T, Yarygina O, et al.(2011)Dopaminergic pathway reconstruction by Akt/Rheb-induced axon regeneration. Ann Neurol 70:110-120.
Li Y, Liu W, Oo TF, Wang L, Tang Y, et al.(2009)Mutant hR1441G LRRK2 BAC transgenic mice recapitulate cardinal features of Parkinson’s Disease.Nature Neuroscience 12:826-828.