Brenda Murage

Brenda Murage's biography and research focus.

Contact type
Person
First name
Brenda
Surname
Murage
Title
Miss
Role
PhD Student - Jackson & Skehel Labs
Organisation 1
Hugh Robson Building
Organisation 2
15 George Square
Organisation 3
Edinburgh, EH8 9XD
Email
brenda.murage@ed.ac.uk

Personal Profile

  • BSc Pharmacology at London Metropolitan University
  • MSc at King's College London
  • PhD at the University of Edinburgh commenced September 2017

Research

My project involves a long-term study into the effects of a mutation in the VAPB protein related to a rare form of motor neuron disease known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 8 (ALS8). By observing behavioural changes in motor function, physical changes to motor neurons and skeletal muscles, and biochemical changes in cells of interest in rats, I hope to help establish an animal model that will provide insights into the initiation and progression of this debilitating and fatal disease.