Harnessing Mechanics to Immunomodulate Microglia and Fight Neurodegeneration

Award Ben Barres Early Career Acceleration Awards (Cycle 2)

Focus Area Fundamental Neuroscience

Project Description

to use cutting-edge mechanobiology approaches to decipher how cell intrinsic and extrinsic mechanical cues regulate microglia activation during neurophysiology and neurodegeneration.

Investigators

Alba Diz Muñoz, PhD

European Molecular Biology Laboratory