Christian Pike, Ph.D.
The Albert L. and Madelyne G. Hanson Family Trust Associate Professor in Gerontology
Division of Biogerontology
Neuronal apoptosis, Alzheimer's disease, hormonal regulation of cell viability

Research and Grants

Neuroprotective actions of steriod sex hormones and their therapeutic relevance to Alzheimer's disease
Principal Investigator: C J Pike
Alzheimer's Association
This project investigates the concept of testosterone neuroprotection using
cell culture paradigms and analyses of postmortem human brain tissue.

Testosterone Neuroprotection in vivo ( NIH/NIA)
Principal Investigator: C E Finch
Project Director: C J Pike
This project investigates androgen-mediated neuroprotection against
excitotoxic lesion with in vivo rodent paradigms

Mechanism of estrogen neuroprotection in Alzheimer's disease (NIH/NIA)
Principal Investigator: C J Pike
The major goal of this project is to determine how small vessel ischemic
vascular disease interacts with Alzheimer disease and normal aging.
The program project comprises three Cores and four research projects.

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