Iowa Center for Advanced Neurotoxicology (ICAN)

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Contact at ican@iastate.edu

Research Areas

Environmental neurotoxicant exposures and their links to Neurodegenerative Disorders

Prion Diseases  (emphasis on Mad Cow disease)

Characterize neurotoxins of parasitic worms for application as parasiticides

Pathogenesis and mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases, stroke, retinal degeneration, and storage diseases

Applications and toxicology of nanoparticles in nervous system

Development of neuroprotective strategies and neuroscience technologies