SaddleBrooke Freethinkers are proud to have Professor Lalitha Madhavan MD, PhD, in the Department of Neurology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine speak on “‘Disease-in-a-dish’ and other regenerative medicine technologies for Parkinson’s disease” at 9:45 a.m. on Sunday, March 10.
Dr. Madhavan will focus on modern regenerative medicine technologies (especially reprogramming technologies and gene therapy) and their applications to disorders like Parkinson’ disease.
Dr. Madhavan practiced clinical medicine, but moved to research, as she felt that advances in basic science are the best way to treat brain disorders. She has significant expertise with a variety of stem cells and with cellular/animal models of neurodegeneration, which have been applied over the past several years towards understanding Parkinson’s Disease (PD) pathogenesis as well as developing novel therapeutics. Within this framework of her research, the lab has discovered a major mechanism controlling the activity of brain stem cells during aging. This finding has important implications with regards to how the brain’s own regenerative potential can be harnessed to counter aging and PD.
Dr. Madhavan completed her medical degree at Baroda Medical College in India. She completed a PhD in Neuroscience at Iowa State University and a postdoctoral fellowship at the NIH Udall Center of Excellence in Parkinson’s Disease Research at the University of Cincinnati. She joined the University of Arizona in 2011. Dr. Madhavan is also a member of the Evelyn F McKnight Brain Institute and the Bio5 Institute.
SaddleBrooke Freethinkers provides a forum for the responsible search for truth and meaning in understanding and solving human problems by apply science and reason. We believe that tolerance, compassion, equity and civility should characterize interactions among people and organizations. We strive to achieve these goals through meetings, lectures and discussions.
You can become a member of the SaddleBrooke Freethinkers for $15 per calendar year. This fee includes all lectures and other Freethinkers events like the book club and social events. The lecture program runs January to April and October to December. Lectures are open to all SaddleBrooke residents and their guests as space is available. Non-members are encouraged to make a $5 donation to defray costs. Attendees are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items and/or cash donations for the Tri-Community Food Bank.
SaddleBrooke Freethinkers meetings are now held at HOA-1 Clubhouse, Vermillion Room on Sunday mornings with a coffee social starting at 9:15 a.m. The program will begin at 9:45 a.m. For dates and subjects, visit sbfreethinkers.wordpress.com.
For questions or to be added to the email list, email your contact information to saddlebrookefreethinkers@gmail.com.
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