Biography
Dr Lorena Arancibia Carcamo holds a BSc in Biochemistry from Imperial College London and a PhD in Molecular Neuroscience from UCL.
Her postdoctoral research investigated molecular mechanisms underpinning neuronal and glial physiology focusing on myelination and microglia dynamics. At the UK DRI, Lorena investigates microglia function and cellular interactions using biochemical and state-of-the-art optical methods, including multi-photon imaging and super-resolution microscopy.
Together with Prof Bart De Strooper, she is combining these studies with transcriptomic and proteomic approaches to further understand the cellular changes occurring in Alzheimer’s disease with a particular focus on the role of glia in neuroinflammation.
De Strooper Lab
The De Strooper Lab is co-led by Principal Staff Scientist, Dr Lorena Arancibia Carcamo. Explore the work of the De Strooper Lab investigating the cellular reaction to amyloid beta and Tau
