Dr. Jackalina Van Kampen, Brain Repair Centre Researchers

Dr. Jackalina Van Kampen

Dr. Jackalina Van Kampen is currently senior research scientist at Neurodyn Inc. She was previously with the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine where she held the position of assistant professor of molecular neuroscience. Parkinson's disease has been the main thrust of her career, beginning with graduate training under the supervision of Dr. Jon Stoessl, Director of the Pacific Parkinson's Research Centre and National Parkinson Foundation Centre of Excellence, and continuing through postdoctoral training with Dr. Harold Robertson, Research Director and co-founder of the Brain Repair Centre. She has established a research program focused primarily on neuroprotection and neuronal recovery in models of Parkinson's disease and more recently Alzheimer's disease, integrating cellular, systemic and behavioural approaches.