Kala Venkiteswaran

Kala Venkiteswaran, PhD is an Associate Professor at the University of Toledo in the Department of Neurology since 2021. His research focuses on Parkinson's Disease, with emphasis on gut-brain axis interactions and neuroimmunology. He holds memberships in prominent societies including the Parkinson's Study Group, International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society, and Society for Neuroscience.

• BSc, University of Calicut
• MSc, Cochin University of Science and Technology
• PhD, University of Calicut

His work spans neurodegeneration, cell transplantation, and neuropharmacology, with key contributions to REM sleep disorders, levodopa dosing, and Mucuna pruriens therapy. Venkiteswaran has served as a manuscript reviewer for journals like Brain Research and npj Parkinson's Disease, and contributed to book chapters on early Parkinson's management and neuroimaging.

Venkiteswaran's research explores environmental toxin-induced Parkinsonism, immunological barriers for cell therapies, and genetic modulation of neural circuits. His publications highlight collaborations with the Parkinson Study Group and interdisciplinary focus on neuroinflammation and synaptic repair.

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