Professor Karl Peter Giese PhD

Biography

I am investigating memory mechanisms in health and disease and currently my research addresses:

1. The molecular and cellular basis of memory storage in young and old age.
2. Mechanisms of synaptic dysregulation in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease.
3. Modelling intellectual disability in mice.

I have published over 100 publications, edited two books on memory mechanisms, and organised several international symposia on molecular and cellular memory processes. My most widely recognised work is on the role of calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinase II in learning and memory.

Please see my Research Staff Profile for more detail.

Find out more about my research:

Memory mechanisms in health & disease

Key Publications:

• Vigil et al., 2017. Prevention of long-term memory loss after retrieval by an endogenous CaMKII inhibitor. Scientific Reports.
• Tiwari et al., 2016. Alzheimer-related decrease in CYFIP2 links amyloid production to tau hyperphosphorylation and memory loss. Brain.
• Radwanska et al., 2011. Mechanism of long-term memory formation when synaptic strengthening is impaired. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Key Collaborators:

• Professor Ted Abel, University of Iowa
• Dr Wendy Noble, King's College London
• Dr Geeske van Woerden, University of Rotterdam
• Dr Sam Cooke, King's College London