Parkinson’s disease and Movement Disorders

Biography

Jayakumar Rajadas is the Founding Director of Biomaterials and Advanced Drug Delivery Laboratory at Stanford University. He is also an Adjunct Professor at UCSF School of Pharmacy, University of California. He is currently working on the molecular mechanism of neurodegenerative disorders involved in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. His research has also been involved in transforming nano science ideas into biomaterials and drug delivery technologies. Before moving to Stanford, he served as the Founding Chair Person of the bio-organic and neurochemistry division at one of India’s national laboratories. He is a recipient of several awards including Young Scientist award in Chemistry for the year 1996 from the Government of India. He has also won the Best Scientist award from the Tamil Nadu state Government India in the year 1999. He is co-recipient of nine SPARK transnational awards in Stanford University. He has published over 194 papers with numerous granted/disclosed patents.

Research Interest

Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases