Neuroprotection for Ischemic Stroke in the aging brain

Farida Sohrabji is the Vice Chair, Texas A&M Institute of Neuroscience, and Associate Department Chair, Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics. She is also the director of the Women’s Health in Neuroscience Program. Her research focuses on brain-immune interactions regulated by estrogen and its implications for neuro-inflammatory diseases such as stroke in women. She also studies estrogen’s interactions with other endogenous and environmental endocrine mediators, including Vitamin D and Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF)-1. Her current studies examine age and sex differences in recovery from stroke, focusing on the endothelium and astrocytes. Molecularly, her studies examine differences in microRNA and epigenetic markers, with a view to developing biomarkers for diseases and uncovering new therapeutic targets.