Sepideh Parsi, PhD

Degree: PhD

Position: Postdoc

Department / Institution: Massachusetts General Hospital-Center for System Biology General Hospital-Center for System Biology Institute for Innovation in Imaging-i3

Postdoc at Massachusetts General Hospital-Center for System Biology 2021 – present

Postdoc at University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School-Dept of Biochemistry and Molecular pharmacology 2018-2021

PhD graduate in Neurobiology-Laval University-QC, Canada 2013-2017

Master of Science graduate in Molecular genetics-TMU, Tehran, Iran 2009-2012

Research

  • Neuroinflammation
  • AD Microglial-related protein targets for the development of imaging probes
  • Molecular pathology of protein aggregation in neurodegenerative diseases

Notable contributions to science:

  • Identified a new non-coding RNA regulator of NGFR receptor in Brain tumor
  • Pilot study on miRNA mimics as therapeutic agent in AD
  • Characterized a pathology of protein modification in sporadic and familial ALS

Contact:

  • Work Address: 149 13th Street Charlestown MA
  • Email: sparsi@mgh.harvard.edu