Patrick Kearney

Patrick is a Postdoctoral Scholar in the lab of Subhojit Roy at the University of California, San Diego. His graduate research at the University of Massachusetts Medical school focused on the dynamics of dopamine transporter (DAT) trafficking and how it influences dopamine signaling. He also studied how Parkinson’s risk factors influence DAT trafficking and motor behaviors. His postdoctoral research focuses on developing CRISPR-based Parkinson’s disease therapeutics and testing them in in vivo models.