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Rikesh Rajani profile

Dr Rikesh Rajani

(he/him)

Group Leader

Understanding the causes of white matter loss in vascular dementia

Techniques

Advanced microscopy & imaging, Mouse in vivo imaging, Stem cells / iPSCs, Viral-mediated expression

Biography

Following his undergraduate degree at the University of Cambridge, Dr Rikesh Rajani began his research into the causes of white matter damage in small vessel disease and vascular dementia during his PhD with Anna Williams at the University of Edinburgh. He then worked with Anne Joutel at INSERM in Paris to study inherited forms of small vessel disease, and with Marc Busche at the UK DRI at UCL to investigate the interactions between white matter and neuronal activity in Alzheimer's disease. 

Dr Rajani is now back at the University of Edinburgh, where his lab works to further understand how white matter is damaged in dementia as part of the BHF-UK DRI Centre for Vascular Dementia Research.

Rajani Lab

Explore the work of the Rajani Lab focused on understanding the causes of white matter loss in vascular dementia.

Human oligodendrocytes in a dish (green) produce the amyloid beta protein which is implicated in Alzheimer's.