Courtney Marshall

Courtney Marshall is the Kresa Family Assistant Professor of Neuroscience at Wellesley College. They lead a research lab focused on pathological mechanisms in Alzheimer’s disease, including tau protein aggregation and glutamatergic receptor dynamics.

• Education:
  • B.S. from Davidson College
  • Ph.D. from Drexel University
• Teaching:
  • NEUR 100: Brain, Behavior, and Cognition
  • NEUR 300: Capstone Seminar in Neuroscience
  • NEUR 320: Current Trends in Neurodegenerative Disease Research
• Research Interests:
  • Mechanisms of tau aggregation and spread in Alzheimer’s disease
  • Synaptic location of glutamate receptors in neurodegeneration
  • Brain region susceptibility to pathological changes
  • Translational models of Alzheimer’s disease
• Approach:
  • Combines cellular and animal models to replicate patient observations
  • Focuses on therapeutic target identification