Shikha PrasadDepartment of Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 303 East Chicago Avenue, Ward 10-321, Chicago, IL 60611-4296, U.S
Biography
Shikha is currently working as a postdoctoral fellow in department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University. She earned her Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, Texas, USA. She has more than seven years of professional experience in pharmaceutical research ranging from formulation research & development, process optimization and scale-up to basic research in fields related to cerebrovascular physiology, neurodegenerative diseases, blood brain barrier, inflammation, diabetes and tobacco smoke toxicity.
Research Interests
? Exploring pathophysiological mechanisms underlying cerebrovascular and neurovascular disorders such as Stroke, Alzheimer?s, Ataxia, Neuropathy and other neurodegenerative diseases
? Diabetes and metabolic dysfunction research
? Drug delivery across BBB
? Addiction and toxicity due to cigarette smoke
Research Interest
Exploring pathophysiological mechanisms underlying cerebrovascular and neurovascular disorders such as Stroke, Alzheimer?s, Ataxia, Neuropathy and other neurodegenerative diseases, Diabetes and metabolic dysfunction research, Drug delivery across BBB, Addiction and toxicity due to cigarette smoke.