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Walker Jackson is an Associate Professor at Linköping University, specializing in the study of selective vulnerability in neurodegenerative diseases. His research focuses on understanding how specific brain regions are targeted in these diseases, particularly utilizing mouse genetic tools. Dr. Jackson is especially interested in how poor sleep affects the onset and progression of neurodegenerative diseases, addressing the challenges of developing models and tools to study these conditions. In recent years, he has concentrated on how gene regulation in specific cell types is influenced by neurodegenerative disease and sleep loss, employing genetically encoded tools and advanced sequencing techniques. His lab utilizes CRISPR/Cas-based methods to manipulate gene sequence activity, contributing significant knowledge to the field of neurodegenerative research.
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