Anton Reiner

Dr. Anton Reiner is a researcher affiliated with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, Tennessee. His work focuses on neurodegenerative diseases, particularly Huntington's disease, and utilizes mouse models to study neuronal survival and pathology.

• Research Focus: Neurodegenerative diseases, intranuclear inclusions, and brain histology.
• Key Publication: 2007 study on prolonged survival of R6/2 neurons in chimeric mice, highlighting implications for Huntington's disease pathology.

This research revealed that neurons with mutant huntingtin proteins can survive extended periods in chimeric mice, despite forming pathological aggregates. The findings advanced understanding of neurodegenerative mechanisms in Huntington's disease, though no direct awards or student advisement details are documented here.