Aging, Alzheimer’s and Neurodegeneration: Interview with Christian Behl

Prof. Dr. Christian Behl is a Professor of Pathobiochemistry and Chair and Director of the Institute of Pathobiochemistry at the University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz in Germany. His research expertise is on neurodegeneration, the cause of a number of diseases linked to old age like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and ALS, and on ways of preventing novel concepts based on basic molecular mechanisms, for instance autophagy.

DWIH: Hi, Dr. Behl! Thanks for taking the time to answer a few questions for us. Let’s get to it. Can you describe your research and area of expertise to us?

Behl: My scientific background is biochemistry and neurobiology. The ultimate goal of my research is to understand how the…

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