Claudio Soto
Professor
Department of Neurology
The University of Texas Health Science Center
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Claudio Soto obtained his Ph.D in University of Chile, Santiago, Chile. He has received his Postdoctoral Fellowship from Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile, and New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York. Currently he is working as Professor in The University of Texas Medical school.
Research Interest
Molecular basis of neurodegenerative diseases associated to the misfolding and brain accumulation of proteins, particularly focusing in Alzheimer’s and prion-related disorders.
Publications
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Mukherjee A, Soto C. Prion-Like Protein Aggregates and Type 2 Diabetes. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med. 2017 May 1;7(5). pii: a024315.
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Park KW, Eun Kim G, Morales R, Moda F, et al. The Endoplasmic Reticulum Chaperone GRP78/BiP Modulates Prion Propagation in vitro and in vivo. Sci Rep. 2017 Mar 23;7:44723.
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Shahnawaz M, Park KW, Mukherjee A, Diaz-Espinoza R, Soto C. Prion-like characteristics of the bacterial protein Microcin E492. Sci Rep. 2017 Mar 31;7:45720.
