Cara Westmark
Expert on Alzheimer's disease, fragile X syndrome and the study of dietary interventions in preclinical models
Assistant Professor, Neurology School of Medicine and Public Health experts@uc.wisc.edu Home page
Topics
- Alzheimer's disease
- fragile X syndrome
- autism
- soy-based diets
Achievements
- Discovered novel biological connection between Alzheimer's disease and fragile X syndrome.
- Applying Alzheimer's disease drug discovery to the treatment of the rare disorder fragile X syndrome.
- Discovered adverse neurological outcomes in mouse and human models in response to soy-based diets.