Chemistry Professor Dr. Kazushige Yokoyama is driven to understand the biophysical processes associated with the formation of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) plaques, with the hope of one day helping contribute to a cure. Dr. Yokoyama and co-workers recently authored an article, Protein Corona Formation and Aggregation of Amyloid β 1–40-Coated Gold Nanocolloids, that takes one step towards this goal. Utilizing a cutting edge known as a surface enhance Raman spectroscopy, Dr. Yokoyama discovered specific chemical interactions that may be involved in early stages of AD plaque formation.
The work features six Geneseo undergraduate co-authors was included in a special edition of the journal dedicated to Bettye Washington Green, one of the first African American women to earn a Ph.D. in Chemistry in the United States, and the first African American female Research Scientist at The Dow Chemical Company.
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Citation
Kazushige Yokoyama, Eli Barbour, Rachel Hirschkind, Bryan Martinez Hernandez, Kaylee Hausrath, and Theresa Lam. ”Protein Corona Formation and Aggregation of Amyloid β 1–40-Coated Gold Nanocolloids,” Langmuir 2024 40 (3), 1728-1746 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c02923