Tapahtumakalenteri (vanha)

Professor Michal Schwartz's work in neuroimmunology has encompassed a wide range of pathologies in the central nervous system including injury, neurodegeneration, mental dysfunction, and aging. She coined the term protective autoimmunity and demonstrated the role of immune cells such as macrophages and T cells in spinal cord repair. She also identified specific brain areas for 'cross talk' between the CNS and the immune system. This cross-talk is important for recruiting immune cells and maintaining a healthy brain, and the disruption of this cross-talk can play a role in brain aging and neurodegenerative disease. She also showed this role in pregnancy and fetal brain development, where immune disruption in the mother can be linked to neurodevelopmental disorders in their children. Another major focus of her work has been on repurposing cancer immunotherapies to treat neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease.