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The Cortes Lab is interested in understanding how our brain ages, and in particular, how it ages as an integrated part of a physiological system.

We take a cutting edge approach to understanding brain plasticity and brain aging, examining how distant tissues such as skeletal muscle may be fundamentally influencing the rate at which our brain ages. Importantly, as these conversations may be disrupted in age-associated neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, we aim to uncover and develop novel diagnostics and therapeutics for these disorders.

Learn More About Our Research

Our work straddles the fields of neuroscience and metabolism, as we work towards understanding how exercise is good for the brain.

Interested in Joining Our Lab?

The Cortes Lab is currently recruiting cellular and/OR molecular biologists at the research assistant, lab manager/senior staff scientist, and postdoc levels. If interested, please email cjcortes@uab.edu with your recent CV, contact information for at least 3 references, and your research interests.