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Discussing the FRBM issue 'Lipid Peroxidation in Alzheimer's Disease' written by D. Allan Butterfield.
Speaker: Prof. D. Allan Butterfield, University of Kentucky, USA
Moderator: Prof. Jose Vina, Universidad de Valencia, Spain
Prof. D. Allan Butterfield is the Alumni Association Endowed Professor of Biological Chemistry; Associate Vice President for Research for Centers and Institutes and for RPAs; Director of the Redox Metabolism Shared Resource Facility; Interim Executive Director of Tracy Farmer Institute for Sustainability and the Environment; and Research Professor at the University of Kentucky.
Introduction of Dr. Butterfield
How Dr. Butterfield's maintained his early career
The source of peroxides in the neuronal membranes
The relevance of lipid oxidation in brain activity
How Dr. Butterfield's work in redox proteomics helps us to understand the role of specific proteins in the development of Alzheimer's pathology
Why metabolic disorders have such a major risk factor for the development of dementia
How down syndrome is a model of Alzheimer's
Dr. Butterfield's thoughts on future antioxidant strategies in the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's & new therapeutic approaches
Advice for young people pursuing science and medicine as a career