Miss Kirsten L.N.J. Williamson MSc
Postgraduate research student
Kirsten is a Postgraduate Research Student in Biological Sciences at the University of Southampton.
2016-2020: Integrated Masters of Biomedical Sciences, University of Southampton, UK
Kirsten is a Postgraduate Research Student in Biological Sciences at the University of Southampton.
2016-2020: Integrated Masters of Biomedical Sciences, University of Southampton, UK
Tau is a microtubule associated protein that is involved in the progression of many neurodegenerative diseases called Tauopathies, for example Alzheimer’s Disease. I am interested in understanding how ATF3, a protein involved in regulating transcription in response to cell stress that is thought to protect brain cells, may modulate the neurodegeneration associated with Tau. To investigate this I will use cell models of Tauopathies and biochemical techniques to elucidate the role of ATF3 in neurodegeneration.
Research project: Investigating the role of tauopathy-induced activating transcription factor 3: a transcriptional hub to modulate neurodegeneration.
Supervisors:
Dr. Katrin Deinhardt
Prof. Vincent O’Connor
Funding Agency: Alzheimer’s Society