Franca Cambi, MD, PhD
Dr. Cambi is a Board Certified Neurologist and a clinical investigator. Â Her clinical practice is focused on Movement Disorders and Neurogenetics. Â She has conducted several clinical trials on disease modifying agents for Parkinson Disease and has been a member of consortia on gene studies in Movement disorders and rare neurological diseases. Â Her laboratory based research program has focused on several aspects of oligodendrocyte cell biology and myelination, ranging from transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation of myelin gene expression and the impact of clinically relevant mutations on cell biology and myelin/axon biology in genetically modified mouse models. Â A main focus of her current research is to investigate how oligodendrocyte and myelin contribute to recovery and repair from traumatic injuries and neurodegeneration. Â Current studies are focused on the role of FUS, a DNA/RNA binding protein involved in transcriptional and post-transcriptional control of gene expression, in regulating myelination in development and in brain computer interface device performance in collaboration with Dr. Kozai. (Department of Bioengineering)