ELIEZER MASLIAH

Scientific Advisory Board

Eliezer Masliah is a leading clinical neuropathologist and a Professor of Neuroscience and Pathology at the University of California at San Diego. Dr. Masliah has extensive experience in the research of neurodegenerative disorders. Dr. Masliah heads the Experimental Neuropathology Laboratory at UCSD, engaged in scientific research into the cellular and molecular mechanisms leading to synaptic damage in neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Parkinson’s disease (PD), and dementia associated with AIDS. Dr. Masliah serves on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Neuropathology, Journal of Experimental Neurology, and Journal of Laboratory Investigation. He also serves as a member of the NIA Neuroscience of Aging Study section. Eliezer Masliah is author of numerous scientific articles published in Nature, Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Neuron, and Journal of Neuroscience.

From 1983 – 1987, Dr. Mazliah conducted residencies in Mexico City, Mexico at the National Institute of Nutrition, the National Institute of Cancer, and the National Institute of Pediatrics. Dr. Mazliah earned his M.D. in 1983 from the National Autonomous University of Mexico City, Mexico.