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Dr. Ken Nakamura is a neurologist who specializes in diagnosing and treating patients with Parkinson’s disease at the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Clinic.
- 35 Medical Center Way, #1038 San Francisco CA 94143
- Professor, Neurology
- (415) 734-2550
- of Medicine
Ken Nakamura is an associate investigator at Gladstone Institutes, and an associate professor of neurology at UC San Francisco (UCSF). Nakamura earned his bachelor’s degree in chemistry and biological sciences from Cornell University, and his MD and PhD in neurobiology from the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine.
Nov 3, 2021 · Ken Nakamura. Mitochondria — the cellular organelles crucial for energy production — have long been thought to be disrupted in the neurodegenerative disorder Parkinson’s disease. Mitochondrial...
- Zak Doric, Ken Nakamura
- 2021
Dr. Ken Nakamura is a neurologist who specializes in diagnosing and treating patients with Parkinson's disease at the Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Clinic.
Dr. Ken Nakamura is a neurologist and a researcher at UCSF who studies mitochondrial dysfunction in Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease. He has published numerous papers on topics such as mitochondrial morphology, autophagy, gene therapy, and COVID-19.
Ken Nakamura is an associate investigator and professor at Gladstone and UCSF, studying mitochondrial biology and function in the brain. He uses microscopy, genetics, and biochemistry to investigate how mitochondria support synaptic transmission and how they are involved in neurodegenerative diseases.
Sep 22, 2017 · As Co-Chief of National Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) Scientific Review Branch, Dr. Ken Nakamura shares the responsibility of overseeing the review of all grant applications and contract proposals that are assigned to the NHGRI Scientific Review Branch.
