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Birgitt Schuele, MD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology at Stanford University School of Medicine, focusing her research on medical genetics and stem cell modeling to uncover disease mechanisms and pathways involved in neurodegeneration, particularly related to Parkinson's disease and other disorders. She is dedicated to developing novel therapeutic strategies that contribute to the advancement of precision medicine. Dr. Schuele completed her medical training at Georg-August University Göttingen and Medical University Lübeck, Germany, earning her doctorate in neurophysiology in 2001. She pursued a neurology internship and subsequently a postdoctoral fellowship in human genetics at Stanford University. Over her career, Dr. Schuele has played a critical role in establishing biospecimen repositories and leading clinical research programs, significantly contributing to the field of neurodegeneration and precision medicine. As an Associate Core Leader at the Stanford Alzheimer Research Center, her contributions include the establishment of a Stem Cell Program that supports a tissue bank for post-mortem research.
Stanford University School of Medicine • Stanford, CA, USA
Conducting research in medical genetics and stem cell modeling, focusing on neurodegeneration.
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