Roberta Marongiu, PhD

Assistant Professor of Genetics and Neuroscience in Neurological Surgery

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Appointments

Assistant Professor of Genetics and Neuroscience in Neurological SurgeryPrimary
Neurological Surgery · 2022–
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
Brain and Mind Research · 2022–
Assistant Professor of Genetic Medicine
Genetic Medicine · 2022–

Past Appointments

Assistant Professor of Research in Neuroscience
Brain and Mind Research · 2017–2022
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience Research in Neurological Surgery
Neurological Surgery · 2016–2022
Instructor in Neurological Surgery
Neurological Surgery · 2013–2016

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Centers

Education

Highlights

2 grants

MPI
Development of An Integrated Pipeline for Early PD Prediction and Disease Modifying Drug Repurposing
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · 2026–2031
R01NS148533-01
PI
Understanding Sex-Specific Mechanisms of Amygdala dysfunction to Advance Tailored Therapies in PD
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research · 2026–2028
MJFF-028026

Completed grants (9)

Co-I
ASAP - Aligning Science Across Parkinson's
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research · 2021–2025
MJF 214365-03
Co-I
Gene therapy to address unmet needs in Parkinson's Disease
JPB Foundation, The · 2021–2024
JPB 226700-01
PI
Peri-menopause as a neurological transition state that triggers Alzheimer's disease onset and accelerates disease progression
National Institute on Aging · 2020–2023· 3 renewals
R21AG064455-02
Co-I
Gene therapy to address unmet needs in Parkinson's disease
JPB Foundation, The · 2018–2021
JPBF 184517-01
Co-I
LRRK2 Activity and Dyskinesia
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research · 2019–2020
MJFF 194725-01
PI
Menopause as an Important transition State in the Susceptibility to Parkinson's Disease
American Parkinson Disease Association · 2018–2020
APDA 190167-01
KP
Gene Therapy for Motor and Non-Motor Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease
JPB Foundation, The · 2015–2018
469
Co-I
Supplement Role of LRRK2 in Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesia
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research · 2017–2018
11601.01
KP
XIAP Gene Therapy for Huntington's Disease
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · 2010–2014
R01NS067414-04 EW

$9M Grant Funds Study of Gut-Brain Connection in Parkinson’s Disease
October 26, 2021
Dr. Michael Kaplitt, a professor of neurological surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine and a longtime leader in developing cutting-edge surgical therapies for movement disorders, leads a team that has been awarded a three-year, $8.9 million grant from the Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) initiative.