Department of Neurology

Presents: 

Derek Narendra, M.D., Ph.D

Lasker Clinical Research Scholar and Investigator

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

​ For a Grand Rounds Presentation entitled: 

Mitochondrial drivers of neurodegeneration: lessons from genetics

When:

Tuesday, August 24, 2021

8:00-9:00 Eastern Time

To Join, Click the link below:

http://bit.ly/GWNEUROZOOM

Biography:

Dr. Narendra received his B.A. from Columbia University in 2002, Ph.D. from University of Cambridge in 2012, and M.D. from the University of Michigan in 2012. During his graduate research with mentors Dr. Richard Youle and Professor Sir John Walker, he identified a novel mitophagy pathway involving the coordinated activities of Parkin and PINK1, mutations in which are the leading cause of Early Onset Parkinson’s Disease. After an internship in internal medicine at George Washington University, he completed his the Harvard Neurology Residency Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital & Massachusetts General Hospital in 2016 and a fellowship in movement disorders at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2017, Dr. Narendra received the McFarland Transition to Independence Award for Neurologist-Scientists and joined the NINDS as an Assistant Clinical Investigator within the Neurogenetics Branch (NINDS). He received the Lasker Clinical Research Scholarship and became a Tenure-Track Investigator in 2020. His laboratory focuses on mitochondrial drivers of Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders.