Nichole Link

Biography

Nichole Link, Ph.D., an assistant professor at the University of Utah, is researching how the gene ANKLE2 affects neuron aging and neurodegenerative disease later in life. The purpose of her study is to understand how loss of ANKLE2 worsens neuron function and Alzheimer’s-related Tau protein aggregation. Her team hopes this knowledge will lead to new strategies to reduce Tau aggregation in Alzheimer’s disease.