August 06, 2012
St. John’s University Professor of Biological Sciences, Simon
Moller, Ph.D, was recently interviewed by NY1 Health Reporter
Shazia Khan about his innovative research of Parkinson’s
Disease. The feature is scheduled to air Tuesday, August 7 on
the NY1 Health Report.
Dr. Moller is the recipient of a $900,000 grant issued by the
Research Council of Norway. The grant supports Dr. Moller’s
research on mechanisms involved in the onset of Parkinson’s
disease, a degenerative disorder affecting neurons that enable the
brain to generate body movements.
Because they posses all but one of the genes that cause
Parkinson’s in humans, Dr. Moller will conduct his research on
plants. He will also incorporate the use of zebra fish and
mammalian neurons.
Through his research, Professor Moller hopes to discover more
effective ways of diagnosing and treating this illness in its
earliest stages.
Following its airing, the feature can be found online by
clicking on the Health section at www.ny1.com.
For more information, please contact Elizabeth Reilly, Associate
Director of Media Relations at St. John’s, by calling 718-990-5789,
or by e-mail to reillye@stjohns.edu.