Department of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Isakson Center for Neurological Disease Research
Post-Doctoral Associate
Biography
Cosar Uzun received his M.Sc. from the Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biophysics, at Mersin University, Türkiye, and earned his Ph.D. in Biophysics from the same department in 2022 under the supervision of Prof. Nurten Erdal.
He joined the Shaolin Liu Lab at the Center for Neurological Disease Research, Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, where his research focuses on the mechanisms underlying olfactory dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease and the neurobiological basis of olfactory processing. His work employs in vivo electrophysiology, optogenetics, and behavioral approaches to investigate how olfactory circuit dysfunction contributes to Alzheimer’s disease pathology.
The primary goal of his research is to elucidate the relationship between olfactory dysfunction and Alzheimer’s disease. Ultimately, his work aims to facilitate the development of novel strategies for the early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, particularly in APOE4 carriers, by identifying olfactory biomarkers and neural mechanisms associated with disease progression.
He is currently a postdoctoral associate in the Shaolin Liu Lab at the Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, Center for Neurological Disease Research, where he investigates the neural mechanisms of olfactory dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease.
