Washington University in St. Louis (WU)
Dr. Ghoshal’s research has focused on mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative disorders beginning with the tau protein in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and more recently with the progranulin protein in frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Currently developing a cohort of individuals from dominantly inherited FTD families with mutations in tau or progranulin with a focus on characterizing them clinically and by using biomarkers.