Rita G. Sattler, PhD

Rita G. Sattler, PhD portrait
  • Associate Research Professor, Research Series, Basic Medical Sciences
  • Associate Research Professor, Research Series, Translational Neurosciences
    • Primary Address
    • Office
    • Barrow Neurological Institute
    • 2910 North 3rd Avenue
    • Phoenix, AZ, United States 85013

Research

Area of Expertise

  • Neurodegenerative Diseases (Research)
  • Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) (Research)
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Research)

Research Summary

The Sattler laboratory studies cellular and molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration in CNS disorders including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) with a particular interest in the role of synaptic dysfunction. We utilize different disease models including patient-derived human induced pluripotent stem cells, patient autopsy brain tissue and animal models of disease and employ state of the art molecular, biochemical and microscopy technologies.