Menu

College Pembroke College
Department
  • Physiology, Development and Neuroscience
    • Institute
  • John van Geest Centre for Brain Repair
    • Research Theme Beyond the Neuron Lifelong Brain Development and Brain Ageing
    Research Focus

    Keywords

  • Neuroinflammation

    • Clinical Conditions

  • Dementia

    • Equipment & Techniques

  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

    • Back

    Leela Rao

    (he/him/his)
    University Position
    MPhil Student

    Interests

    I am using neuroimaging to study why some people with Parkinson’s disease develop dementia. My project examines how glymphatic dysfunction, microglial neuroinflammation and alpha-synuclein aggregation interact, using PET/MR data (DTI-ALPS, [11C]PK-11195 PET) and CSF seeding assays to link these mechanisms to long-term cognitive outcomes.

    Key Publications

    Publications