Genesis of Neurodevelopmental Disorders: (1) Studies to decipher the mechanistic link between infectious agents and neurodevelopmental processes in neonates. (2) Goals to develop small-molecule supplements as novel mechanism-based intervention strategies for neurodevelopmental errors.
Developing neuroprotective agents for neurodegenerative disease: Interest is to understand the cellular and molecular mechanisms of our recently identified hydrophobic bacterial protein, a potential neuroprotective agent in preventing neuronal cell death, for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.