9^thInternational Conference on
Dementia and Dementia Care

Markku Kurkinen

Professor

Wayne State University School of Medicine

USA

Biography

Born October 8, 1949, Mikkeli, Finland. 1979 PhD, University of Helsinki, Finland. 1980-1983 postdoctoral work with Brigid Hogan, Imperial Cancer Research Fund (ICRF), Mill Hill London, UK. 1984-1985 Assistant Professor, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), Rutgers Medical School, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA. 1985-1992 Associate Professor, Chief of Connective Tissue Research, UMDNJ, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (formerly Rutgers Medical School), Piscataway, New Jersey, USA. 1992 - Professor, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA. Published work on Matrix Biology,molecular cloning, and gene regulation. Present researchinterests in novel drug discovery methods, targeting astrocyte regulation of synaptic glutamate signaling in developmental and neuropsychiatric brain disorders.

Research Area

Neuroscience| Alzheimer Dementia | Matrix Biology| Molecular Cloning