The Morrison Lab

For over eighteen years, Dr. Morrison has sought answers to important biomedical questions.  His first research experience began when he was a laboratory technician studying immunological contributions to invasive fungal infection of the lung.  For his Ph.D. thesis work, Dr. Morrison shifted his focus to neurodegenerative disease, where he investigated molecular pathways that trigger inappropriate neuronal death.  His subsequent postdoctoral research narrowed his focus to the roles of inflammatory response and autophagy dysfunction in Parkinson's disease.  Now, as a principal investigator, Dr. Morrison has continued this work and has also taken an interest in determining the contributions of stem cells to the Parkinson's disease process.  His ultimate goal is to develop treatment strategies to better the lives of the patients and caregivers impacted by this disease.