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EMAIL ekl38@cam.ac.uk
College Christ's College
Department
  • Clinical Neurosciences
    • School
  • Clinical Medicine
    • Institute
  • UK Dementia Research Institute at University of Cambridge
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    Research Theme Neurons, Circuits and Networks
    Research Focus

    Keywords

  • Aggregate-Prone Proteins
  • Amyloid Beta
  • Tau
  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Neurodegeneration
  • Dementia

    • Clinical Conditions

  • Alzheimer's disease

    • Equipment & Techniques

  • Cell culture
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Microscopy
  • Recombinant protein expression
  • Protein purification

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    Ella Lacey

    (she/her/hers)
    University Position
    PhD student

    Interests

    Investigating the contribution of inflammation to Alzheimer’s disease neuropathology and progression with the McEwan Lab, funded by the Doctoral Training Program in Medical Research and the E. G. Fearnside Scholarship.

    Key Publications

    Publications

    Lithium deficiency and the onset of Alzheimer’s disease

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09335-x
    Journal: Nature
    Year: 2025
    Authors: Liviu Aron, Zhen Kai Ngian, Chenxi Qiu, Jaejoon Choi, Marianna Liang, Derek M. Drake, Sara E. Hamplova, Ella K. Lacey, Perle Roche, Monlan Yuan, Saba S. Hazaveh, Eunjung A. Lee, David A. Bennett & Bruce A. Yankner

    A neurodegeneration checkpoint mediated by REST protects against the onset of Alzheimer’s disease

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-42704-6
    Journal: Nature Communications
    Year: 2023
    Authors: Liviu Aron, Chenxi Qiu, Zhen Kai Ngian, Marianna Liang, Derek Drake, Jaejoon Choi, Marty A. Fernandez, Perle Roche, Emma L. Bunting, Ella K. Lacey, Sara E. Hamplova, Monlan Yuan, Michael S. Wolfe, David A. Bennett, Eunjung A. Lee & Bruce A. Yankner