Research Frontiers
Chapter 2

Dr. Elena Cattaneo
Department of Pharmacological Sciences and Center of Excellence on Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Milan
Milan, Italy

In September of 2004, HOPES team members Devon McGee and Agnieszka Milczarek visited the Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology and Pharmacology of Neurodegenerative Diseases, headed by Dr. Elena Cattaneo, at the University of Milan in Italy. HOPES would like to thank Dr. Cattaneo and the rest of the members of the lab for taking time out of their busy schedules to meet with us and share with us the philosophy behind their research. The following is the lab´s mission statement:

The ingenuity of mankind, often anonymous, has taught humanity to always make better use of water which runs ceaselessly... The mill is the processor of the river directing simplicity and chaos into a powerful and productive force. Our laboratory strives to remain a mill in constant operation.

• Introduction
• What's special to Dr. Cattaneo about HD research?
• Approaching HD
• Main Findings
• Obstacles and Challenges
• Conclusion

Last Modified: 04/12/2007

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