Brian D. Hitt, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Clinical Professor Department of Neurology School of Medicine University of California, Irvine
200 S. Manchester Ave. Ste 206 Phone: (714) 456-6808
Research
Dr. Brian Hitt has conducted extensive basic research into the cellular and molecular mechanisms of Alzheimer's disease and related neurodegenerative diseases. His current research interests include bench-to-bedside translational studies to develop novel diagnostic and therapeutic ways to target the tau protein, which is involved in the pathology of Alzheimer's disease and several other neurodegenerative diseases.
Key Research Areas:
Alzheimer Disease, Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases, Aspartic Acid Endopeptidases, Biosensing Techniques, Cell Adhesion Molecules, Communicable Diseases, Diagnostic Tests, Routine, Mass Screening, Maternal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena, Pick Disease of the Brain, Proline, Tau Proteins, Tauopathies, Frontotemporal Dementia, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
