Chao Peng

Chao is an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology, University of California Los Angeles. His research focuses on exploring the genetic and environmental risk factors that modulate the transmission of pathological alpha-synuclein and tau in neurodegenerative diseases. He develops cutting edge disease models and applies powerful genetic, multi-omics, structural and high through-put screen methods to investigate the molecular mechanisms regulating the transmission process and explore the conformational diversity of pathological alpha-synuclein and tau in diseased brain. He also develops novel strategies to block the transmission process of pathological proteins in neurodegenerative diseases as potential future therapies for these diseases.