Mark Kindy, PhD
Professor, Director of Neurosciences Institute
www.musc.edu/neuroscienceinstitute
Contact Information
kindyms@musc.edu
843.792.0559 (Lab)
843.789.6857 (VA)
843.789.6855 (VA Lab)
Education
BS, Zoology/Chemistry, 1980, University of Massachusetts, MA
PhD, Biochemistry, 1987, Boston University School of Medicine, MA
Research Interests
Dr. Kindy’s research is focused on the molecular basis of disease. Identification
of novel targets for drug therapy, specifically, understanding the amyloid formation
in Alzheimer’s disease, identifying signal transduction pathways in stroke
and spinal cord injury, are among his foci. The primary goal of the laboratory
is to determine the underlying mechanisms of these diseases and identify targets
and compounds for treatment. Dr. Kindy has international renown for his research
on the role of signaling mechanisms in ischemic injury and for the role of the
RAGE receptor in amyloid diseases.