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Samara Reck-Peterson

Samara Reck-Peterson

Lead PI (Core Leadership)

University of California, San Diego

Sam is a Professor in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and the Division of Biological Sciences at the University of California San Diego and an Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. She was a postdoctoral fellow with Ron Vale at UCSF, where she began studying the dynein motor. Her awards include an NIH New Innovator Award, a Rita Allen Milton Cassel Award, and an HHMI Simmons Faculty Scholar Award.

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PD Functional Genomics

Recent ASAP Preprints & Published Papers

Scientific Perspectives: Structural Biology of LRRK2 and its Interaction with Microtubules

Mutations in leucine rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) are a major cause of familial Parkinson's disease (PD) and a risk factor for its sporadic form. LRRK2 hyperactivity has also been reported in sporadic PD, making LRRK2 an appealing target for PD small-molecule therapeutics. At a cellular level, increasing evidence suggests…

Team Reck-Peterson

Samara Reck-Peterson

Samara Reck-Peterson

Lead PI (Core Leadership)
Stefan Knapp

Stefan Knapp

Co-PI (Core Leadership)
Andres Leschziner

Andres Leschziner

Co-PI (Core Leadership)
Elizabeth Villa

Elizabeth Villa

Co-PI (Core Leadership)
Robert Fagiewicz

Robert Fagiewicz

Project Manager

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