Biography
I graduated at Wuhan University, China, with BSc degree in Biology in 2018. During the undergraduate period, I got an intern at Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, studying on central nervous circuit of mammalian olfactory bulb. I got my MSc degree at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience at King’s College London, majoring in Neuroscience. During my MSc, my project aimed to investigate the role of heat shock proteins in reactive astrocytes in Alzheimer’s disease. I joined the group as a research assistant later and now as a PhD student. My current project focuses on the functions and secretion mechanism of small heat shock proteins in astrocytes in AD.
Research
Maria Jimenez-Sanchez Research Group
We investigate the role of molecular chaperones and autophagy in glial cells. Chaperones and autophagy are essential cellular mechanisms to prevent the accumulation of misfolded proteins in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease. We study how these mechanisms work in astrocytes in the context of neurodegeneration. The group is based in the Maurice Wohl Institute in the Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience at King's College London
Research
Maria Jimenez-Sanchez Research Group
We investigate the role of molecular chaperones and autophagy in glial cells. Chaperones and autophagy are essential cellular mechanisms to prevent the accumulation of misfolded proteins in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease. We study how these mechanisms work in astrocytes in the context of neurodegeneration. The group is based in the Maurice Wohl Institute in the Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience at King's College London