Jose Martinez, PhD, MPA | Morse Scholar Alumni

Jose Martinez, PhD
Jose Martinez, PhD

Morse Scholar Alumni 2022–2023

Current Position

Associate Physical Scientist
The Rand Corporation

Contact

jolumart1@outlook.com

About

His research is focused on using human pluripotent stem cells (trisomy 21 iPSCs) to study different aspects of cortical development and aging in Down Syndrome (DS) including interneuron development and the effects of oxidative stress on neuron function. He specifically studies a subset of neurons, Basal Forebrain Cholinergic Neurons, which are known to degenerate in patients with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and DS-AD patients. The results from this study will help us find the link between the early onset of AD in the DS population, as well as offer a broad understanding of BFCN pathology in AD.

Education

2014 BS Biochemistry and Molecular Biology University of California Santa Cruz
2021 MA MPA – Public Affairs University of Wisconsin
2022 MS Cellular and Molecular Biology University of Wisconsin
2024 PhD Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology University of Wisconsin
2022–2023 Morse Scholar Major Professor: Anita Bhattacharyya, PhD Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2022–2023 Fellow Ciencia Academy Yale

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