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Teepu Siddique, MD

Teepu Siddique, MD

Les Turner ALS Foundation/Herbert C. Wenske Professor

Professor of Neurology (Neuromuscular Disease) and Cell and Developmental Biology

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My interest is in understanding mechanism of disease. Our approach is gene discovery, animal and cell culture modeling and therapeutic application in disorders of the nervous system. My specific emphasis is on neurodegenerative conditions and those affecting the neuromuscular system.
We have focused on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the spastic paraparesis, primary lateral sclerosis and frontal-temporal lobe dementias as protoptypic neurodegenerative disorders. We have identified several genes...[Read full text]My interest is in understanding mechanism of disease. Our approach is gene discovery, animal and cell culture modeling and therapeutic application in disorders of the nervous system. My specific emphasis is on neurodegenerative conditions and those affecting the neuromuscular system.
We have focused on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the spastic paraparesis, primary lateral sclerosis and frontal-temporal lobe dementias as protoptypic neurodegenerative disorders. We have identified several genes that cause these disorders and have made animal models to study their pathogenesis.
In addition I collabotate with colleagues in the study of mitochondrial disorder of muscle and the peripheral neuropathies.[Shorten text]

Keywords

Neuromuscular DisordersALSGenomic Medicine/Personalized MedicineDrug DiscoveryDementiaMolecular DiagnosticsNeuroscienceMolecular Genetics

Education and Certification

  • MD: Dow Medical College, Pakistan (1973)
  • Internship: Perth Amboy General Hospital (1976)
  • Residency: UMDNJ-University Hospital, Neurology (1979)
  • Fellowship: Hospital for Special Surgery (1980)
  • Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (1981)
  • Board Certification: Neurology

Contact

312-503-4737

Tarry Building Room 13-715
300 E Superior
Chicago IL 60611

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