Joel Blanchard, PhD
- ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Neuroscience
- ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Cell, Developmental & Regenerative Biology
Research Topics:
Aging, Alzheimer's Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Biomechanics/Bioengineering, Biomedical Sciences, Blood-Brain Barrier, Brain, Cell Biology, Cellular Differentiation, Coronavirus, Cytokines, Developmental Biology, Developmental Neurobiology, Differentiation, Drug Design and Discovery, Education, Endothelial Cells, Gene Expressions, Gene Regulation, Gene editing, Genetics, Genomics, Induced pluripotent stem cells, Membranes, Memory, Microbiology, Microglia, Molecular Biology, Myelination, Nanotechnology, Neurobiology, Neurology, Neuroscience, Niemann Pick Disease, RNA, RNA Splicing & Processing, RNA Transport & Localization, StrokeJoel Blanchard, PhD, is an Investigator in the Black Family Stem Cell Institute, The Ronald Loeb Center for Alzheimer’s Disease, and an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Neuroscience, and Cell, Developmental and Regenerative Biology. He trained in stem cell biology and neuroscience at Harvard University and The Scripps Research Institute and completed post-doctoral studies at MIT. The Blanchard lab aims to develop cutting-edge in vitro models of the human brain. We then apply these models in conjunction with studies on post-mortem human brain tissue to understand and therapeutically target genetic and environmental vulnerabilities to neurodegeneration. More information can be found at: Blanchard Website Lab
Multi-Disciplinary Training Areas
Development Regeneration and Stem Cells [DRS], Neuroscience [NEU]Education
BS, St. Lawrence University
MLA, Harvard University
PhD, Scripps Research Institute
MIT
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Alzheimer's disease and Stem Cell Biology
Joel Blanchard, PhD, is an Investigator in the Black Family Stem Cell Institute, The Ronald Loeb Center for Alzheimer’s Disease, and an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Neuroscience, and Cell, Developmental and Regenerative Biology. He trained in stem cell biology and neuroscience at Harvard University and The Scripps Research Institute and completed post-doctoral studies at MIT. The Blanchard lab aims to develop cutting-edge in vitro models of the human brain. We then apply these models in conjunction with studies on post-mortem human brain tissue to understand and therapeutically target genetic and environmental vulnerabilities to neurodegeneration.
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