Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali - Using immunohistochemistry to understand disease pathology

Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali narrates her blog written for Dementia Researcher.

Immunohistochemistry is both an experimental and diagnostic technique which is frequently used in research and clinical pathology laboratories. In this blog Kamar provides an introduction to immunohistochemistry and describes how it is used to diagnose neurodegenerative diseases post-mortem, with examples of how it has been used in her own experimental research.

Find the original text, and narration here on our website.

https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/guest-blog-using-immunohistochemistry-to-understand-disease-pathology/

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Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali is a Lecturer in Biomedical Science at Teesside University & Affiliate Researcher at Glasgow University. In addition to teaching, Kamar is exploring how neuroinflammation following traumatic brain injury contributes to the progression of neurodegenerative diseases that lead to dementia. Having first pursued a career as an NHS Psychologist, Kamar went back to University in Durham to look at rodent behavioural tasks to completed her PhD, and then worked as a regional Programme Manager for NC3Rs.

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