Marc Hammarlund, PhD
Principal InvestigatorProfessor of Genetics and of Neuroscience
Axon Degeneration
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Axon Degeneration
Degeneration — the same five axons, distal to the injury: beading, then myelin ovoids, then granular debris and a macrophage clearing it.
Description
Introduction
Mitochondrial defects are tightly linked to axon degeneration, yet the underlying cellular mechanisms remain poorly understood. In Caenorhabditis elegans, PVQ axons that lack mitochondria degenerate spontaneously with age.
- Status
- Ongoing
- Timeline
- 01/01/2026 - Present
- Last Updated
- 08/28/2026
- Project Contact
- Marc Hammarlund