Trotti Research

Name: Davide Trotti, PhD
Position: Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Organization: Sidney Kimmel Medical College
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Team Members

Maria Elena Cicardi, PhD

Projects: Cell-Based Therapeutics and Neuroimmune Strategies for ALS/FTD; Building Human Neuronal Platforms to Decode TDP-43–Driven Neurodegeneration 

Chiara Scopa, PhD

Projects: Genomic Instability Meets Immunity: Transposable Elements in ALS/FTD; Therapeutic Nanobodies Targeting Retroelement-Triggered Inflammation

Daniela Tejada-Martinez, PhD
Senior Biostatistician

Projects: Computational Neurobiology and Multi-Omics Integration; Data-Driven Discovery in Neurodegeneration

Brij Oza
Research Assistant

Ivette Martorell-Serra
PhD Student

Project: Human Cerebral Organoid Models to Study C9orf72 ALS/FTD Pathogenic Mechanisms

Megan Muench
PhD Student

Project: Decoding dsRNA Sensing and Immune Activation in ALS and FTD

Zoe Joy
Master Student (Neuroscience)

Project: Establishing a 3D culture for screening therapeutics towards TDP43 dysfunction and aggregation