Elena Cattaneo, a life senator and eminent researcher in the fields of Huntington’s disease and stem cells, spoke on 23 October at the University of Udine at an international conference on biotechnology, following a visit to the ‘Gaia’ Centre for Clinical and Translational Research.
Cattaneo, a professor of Pharmacology at the University of Milan, spoke about new discoveries regarding Huntington’s disease, a rare, hereditary and neurodegenerative condition that affects the central nervous system. In particular, she discussed the role of stem cells in brain function.
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