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Ralf Langen

Expert in proteins and how they relate to vision problems and Alzheimer’s disease
  • Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
  • Member, Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute
Office: (323) 442-1323
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Expertise

  • site-directed spin labeling, a techniquefor determining the shape ofmolecular assemblies
  • use of site-directed spin labeling toanalyze the abnormal extracellulardeposits (drusen) associated withmacular degeneration
  • use of site-directed spin labeling toanalyze the brain plaques associatedwith Alzheimer's disease
  • protein/membrane interactions
  • neurogenetics
  • neurobiology