Melek Firat Altay
Stanford Medicine, Department of Neurology & Neurological Sciences · Stanford Medicine
https://researchid.co/firataltay
@med.stanford.edu
7Scopus Publications
318Google Scholar Citations
6Google Scholar h-index
5Google Scholar i10-index
Biography
Melek Firat Altay is a trained musician and neurobiologist, currently a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford University. Her research focuses on unravelling the patho-mechanisms underpinning neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders, with a particular interest in modulating immune responses to alleviate Alzheimer's disease pathology. Passionate about science communication, she is the City Coordinator for Pint of Science Festival at Stanford/Palo Alto. Beyond the lab, she hosts podcasts at the New Books Network, featuring newly published books in biology, neuroscience, biotechnology, as well as music history and aesthetics.
Recent Scopus Publications
- Heterozygous loss of SRRM1 may be associated with neurodevelopmental phenotypes and anomalies in cell growth and neurite morphology
- Differential role of C-terminal truncations on alpha-synuclein pathology and Lewy body formation
- Author Correction: Development and validation of an expanded antibody toolset that captures alpha-synuclein pathological diversity in Lewy body diseases (npj Parkinson's Disease, (2023), 9, 1, (161), 10.1038/s41531-023-00604-y)
- Development and validation of an expanded antibody toolset that captures alpha-synuclein pathological diversity in Lewy body diseases
- Prominent astrocytic alpha-synuclein pathology with unique post-translational modification signatures unveiled across Lewy body disorders
Links
- ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8174-5631
- Google Scholar https://scholar.google.ch/citations?hl=en&user=ZGMuWawAAAAJ
- Scopus https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57219822265
- Personal Weblink https://allmylinks.com/melekfirataltay