Reprogramming Stars #4:A Reprogramming Approach for Parkinson’s Disease—An Interview with Dr. Malin Parmar

Reprogramming star: Dr. Malin Parmar is a professor in cellular neuroscience at Lund University and an NYSCF-Robertson investigator. The Parmar laboratory studies cell fate specification in the developing brain and in human neural progenitor cells using cell-based models of neuronal differentiation. Her current focus is to learn how to direct and efficiently drive controlled differentiation of human stemcells into subtype-specific neurons. She also develops technologies for direct conversion of human fibroblasts into functional and subtype-specific neurons in vitro, and the conversion of endogenous glia into neurons in vivo. Her ultimate aim is to develop these cells and technologies for use in brain repair, with focus on Parkinson’s disease.