Mr Brooke Ligon
Scientific Advisory Board Member
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Diamyd Medical
Sweden
Biography
Dr. Ligon received her medical degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in the United States She trained as a Neurologist at Tufts Medical Center in Boston and also completed her Ph.D. in Neuroscience there. Dr. Ligon has dedicated her research career to demonstrating the critical role GABA plays in maintaining glucose homeostasis. Her basic and clinical science has revealed that restoring GABA is crucial, in the setting of diabetes, to regenerate beta cells, eliminate the immune pathology and restore long-term health. Dr. Ligon has been a member of the Scientific and Medical Advisory Board since 2013.
Research Interest
Bioscience, Neurology, homeostasis, diabetes etc
