Pascualy, Catalina

Pascualy, Catalina

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

University of British Columbia

Biography:

I am starting as a MSc student in the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology department at the University of British Columbia (UBC). I have a BSc in Molecular Environmental Biology from the University of California, Berkeley. I have over 4 years of experience working on Alzheimer’s disease drug development at AltPep, a biotech startup aimed at treatment and detection of amyloid diseases. I am now interested in investigating the microbiota-gut-brain axis. In particular I’m looking at how inflammatory bowel disease influences Alzheimer’s disease.

Research areas of interest:

The microbiota gut brain axis in relation to neurodegenerative disease

Research Themes:

Chronic Disease

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