Michael Henderson, PhD

Van Andel Institute

Grand Rapids

مجال الاختصاص

Neuropathology
التدهور العصبي
علم البيولوجيا الجزيئية
النماذج التجريبية
داء باركنسون
مرض ألزهايمر
علم المختبرات
alpha-synuclein
Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)

السيرة الذاتية

Michael Henderson is a neuroscientist whose focus is on the impact of protein pathologies and genetic risk factors on the development and progression of neurodegenerative diseases. He earned his B.Sc. in biological science from Florida State, followed by his Ph.D. in neuroscience from Yale University. He conducted his doctoral research in the lab of Dr. Sreeganga Chandra, and moved to the University of Pennsylvania for his postdoctoral fellowship in the Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research with Drs. Virginia Lee and John Trojanowski. In 2020, Dr. Henderson joined Van Andel Institute’s Department of Neurodegenerative Science as an assistant professor. He was promoted to associate professor in 2024.