Chao Peng

Chao Peng is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at the David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles. His research focuses on neurodegenerative diseases with particular emphasis on α-synuclein biology, protein aggregation, and transmission mechanisms.

• Key Research Areas: Neurodegenerative Diseases, α-Synucleinopathies, Protein Transmission, Synuclein Pathology, Connectomics, Gene Regulatory Networks
• Methodologies: Cryo-EM, Single-Cell Transcriptomics, Structural Biology, Biochemical Analysis

Publication Trends: Recent work (2023-2025) explores:

• α-Synuclein post-translational modifications and pathological amplification
• Structural analysis of synuclein strains and tau inclusion mechanisms
• Thyroid hormone's neuroprotective effects in traumatic brain injury
• Computational modeling of gene regulatory networks

Collaborations: Works with researchers across UCLA and UCSF, focusing on neurodegenerative disease mechanisms and therapeutic targets. Key co-authors include Jeff Bronstein (UCLA), Robert Damoiseaux (UCLA), Ashish Raj (UCSF), and X. William Yang (UCLA).