UGA College of Public Health
Environmental Health Science
Spring Seminar Series (EHSC 8030)

Effect of Tea Catechins on alpha-synuclein in Caenorhabditis elegans Parkinson’s model: Targeting Host-Microbe interactions

This week’s speaker: Ali Rehman, PhD Candidate (Third Year Talk), Environmental Health Science (Tang Lab), College of Public Health, University of Georgia

This seminar will take place on Friday, April 5, 2024 at 11:30 a.m. in Room 1501 of Miller Plant Sciences on South Campus. Everyone is welcome to attend! For more information, contact Izzy Vicens.

About speaker: Ali Rehman a third-year Ph.D. student in the department of Environmental Health Science, is conducting research under the guidance of Dr. Lili Tang. He aims to study the role of human protein Alpha synuclein involved in the Parkinson’s disease. To achieve this, he uses C elegans a nematode Parkinson’s model, and natural dietary compound like Tea Catechins to study their neuroprotective effects and changing alpha synuclein levels in C elegans. Ali’s study background includes a BS in Applied Microbiology from the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences and a Masters in Microbiology from The University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.