Michael Sewell

A rapid, genetically-tractable human iPSC-derived model for studying tissue-resident macrophage biology in Alzheimer’s and other diseases

Large-scale genetic and preclinical studies strongly implicate myeloid cells, particularly brain-resident macrophages, in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Efferocytic clearance of apoptotic cells and other cholesterol-rich cellular debris is a core macrophage function and represents an active area of AD re...