Jacob Ayers

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University of California, San Francisco
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Jacob Ayers is an Assistant Professor at the University of California San Francisco, USA. His research focuses on protein misfolding and neurodegenerative diseases, with recent publications investigating α-synuclein strains, Alzheimer's disease therapeutics, and the roles of prion proteins in various proteinopathies. His work contributes to understanding the phenotypic diversity in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and the mechanisms underlying prion diseases.

Recent Grants

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Modeling the progression of SOD1-linked motor neuron disease (Co-I)

Open Date: 2015-07-01

Close Date: 2020-06-30

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Role of misfolded wild-type SOD1 in cases of sporadic ALS (Co-I)

Open Date: 2015-06-01

Close Date: 2016-05-01

Grant: Close

Seeded transmission of SOD1 misfolding (Co-I)

Open Date: 2015-05-01

Close Date: 2017-03-31

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Collaborators (4)

Nick Paras

Professor

University of California, San Francisco

UNITED STATES
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Yuxing Xia

University of Florida College of Medicine

UNITED STATES
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Ahmad Galaleldeen

Associate Professor

Saint Mary's University

UNITED STATES
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Amanda Woerman

Associate Professor

Colorado State University

UNITED STATES
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