Kristen Funk

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Kristen Funk is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA. Her research focuses on the intersection of immunology and neurobiology, investigating the effects of aging and viral infections on cognitive functions and neurodegenerative diseases. Recent publications include studies on microglial culture methods, CD8+ T cell immunity in the aged brain, and the impact of viral pathogens on neurodegenerative disease risk.

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Neurotropic Viral Infection in CNS Aging and Alzheimer's Disease

Open Date: 2016-08-01

Close Date: 2018-05-31

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Washington University in Saint Louis School of Medicine

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Novel In Vitro Culture of Microglia from Aged Mice: Implications for the Future of Aging Neurobiology Research

Compromised CD8+ T cell immunity in the aged brain increases severity of neurotropic coronavirus infection and postinfectious cognitive impairment

Author Correction: Viral pathogens increase risk of neurodegenerative disease

CD8+ T cells pump the brakes on Alzheimer’s disease

Viral pathogens increase risk of neurodegenerative disease

The role of antiviral CD8+ T cells in cognitive impairment

Editorial: Multifaceted Interactions Between Immunity and the Diseased Brain

Decreased antiviral immune response within the central nervous system of aged mice is associated with increased lethality of West Nile virus encephalitis

Levels of circulating NS1 impact West Nile virus spread to the brain

Microbial Infections Are a Risk Factor for Neurodegenerative Diseases

Assessing the expression of major histocompatibility complex class i on primary murine hippocampal neurons by flow cytometry

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M. A. Edeling

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