Emir Turkes

Emir Turkes

PhD student in Neuroscience

Duff Lab at University College London

Biography

I am a PhD graduate from the lab of Professor Karen E. Duff at University College London, having researched the basis of tauopathies such as Alzheimer’s Disease using bioinformatic approaches.

As an undergraduate student at Boston University, I majored in neuroscience and helped analyze fMRI data from the Human Connectome Project to further refine the DIVA model of speech. Afterward, I pursued Master’s degree at The University of Tokyo, and wrote my thesis on the behavioral phenotyping of a novel mouse model of autism using Intellicage, an automated home cage system.

In my spare time, I enjoy playing electric guitar and exploring new music. I also try to engage in community outreach with the support of Rotary International, and pursued my studies in Japan under a Rotary scholarship.

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Interests

  • Pathogenesis and genetic risk factors of tauopathies such as Alzheimer’s Disease
  • Single-cell/spatial omics methods development and analysis

Education

  • PhD in Neuroscience, 2019-2025

    University College London

  • MS in Health Sciences, 2016-2018

    The University of Tokyo

  • BA in Neuroscience, 2011-2015

    Boston University

Recent Publications

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(2025). GRAMD1B is a regulator of lipid homeostasis, autophagic flux and phosphorylated tau. Nature communications.

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(2025). Scalable human neuronal models of tauopathy producing endogenous seed-competent 4R tau. bioRxiv.

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(2025). Tau filaments are tethered within brain extracellular vesicles in Alzheimer’s disease. Nature Neuroscience.

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(2024). C1q and immunoglobulins mediate activity-dependent synapse loss in the adult brain. bioRxiv.

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Contact

  • emir.turkes@eturkes.com
  • UK Dementia Research Institute at University College London, 1.2 Cruciform Building, Gower St, London, WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom