Barbara J. Caldarone

Based at Harvard University, Barbara J. Caldarone focuses their scholarly efforts on Alzheimer's disease, nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, neuropharmacology, receptor signaling, memory mechanisms, neuroinflammation, synaptic plasticity, brain aging, bridging the gap between theory and practice in Alzheimer's disease. A representative example of their recent contribution is the study titled "High-Energy, Whole-Body Proton Irradiation Differentially Alters Long-Term Brain Pathology and Behavior Dependent on Sex and Alzheimer’s Disease Mutations", which offers critical insights into the dynamics of Alzheimer's disease and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Additional work such as "Spatial and temporal profiling of the complement system uncovered novel functions of the alternative complement pathway in brain development" further demonstrates their commitment to advancing knowledge in this domain.