Sara Salama, PhD
Sara graduated as a pharmacist from King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 2016. She obtained her PhD in Molecular Immunology from KU Leuven in 2021. Afterwards, she went on to perform post-doctoral research as a fellow of the FWO (Research Foundation Flanders) in the Rega Institute for Medical research. Her research interests are primarily focused on characterizing the biological activity of the acute phase protein, serum amyloid A in relation to its capacity to regulate leukocyte function. Moreover, she is involved in characterizing the post translationally modified variants of inflammatory proteins.
YuHong Fu, PhD
YuHong is a senior research fellow at the Brain and Mind Center of the University of Sydney, specializing in human neuropathology and the molecular mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative disease. She brings advanced histopathology expertise and extensive experience analyzing postmortem human and rodent brain tissue. Her research focuses on selective neuronal vulnerability and glial pathogenic pathways in synucleinopathies.
Amanda Schneeweis, PhD
Amanda is the program manager for Team Awatramani! Her background is in Alzheimer's disease research but is very excited to contribute to the PD field! Amanda is based in Chicago, IL.
