Hosts: Anna Brooks Allen and Audrey Best 

Guest: Dr. Guy Caldwell 

Dr. Caldwell studies neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and ALS by observing the model organism C. elegans in his lab called the Work Shack. He is a University Distinguished Research Professor at the University of Alabama.The researchers in the Caldwell lab investigate the molecular mechanisms of organismal regulation and metabolic response to protein stressors implicated in human neurological diseases including Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and related disorders.  The focus is on discovery of gene targets for therapeutic development and drug discovery, as well as environmental contributors to neurodegeneration using the nematode model system.  For more information about The Caldwell Lab, check out his website: http://wormshack.ua.edu