Michael Mullan is a biomedical research

Biomedical research

Biomedical research , in general simply known as medical research, is the basic research, applied research, or translational research conducted to aid and support the body of knowledge in the field of medicine...

er of the β-amyloid

Amyloid beta

Amyloid beta is a peptide of 36–43 amino acids that is processed from the Amyloid precursor protein. While it is most commonly known in association with Alzheimer's disease, it does not exist specifically to cause disease...

 protein and its relation to Alzheimer’s disease. Mullan's Alzheimer research is well known among Biomedical Community. Dr. Mullan's Alzheimer research work resulted in identifying the most widely known Swiss Mutation that is present in familial form. Transgenic Animal for Alzheimer Disease uses Swiss Mutation.

Dr. Mullan is currently the director of the Roskamp Institute

Roskamp Institute

The ', founded by the Robert Roskamp Foundation in Sarasota, Florida in 2003, is a non-profit biomedical research center with an emphasis on Alzheimer's disease. It also operates a memory clinic and clinical research offices in Tampa, Florida...

 in Sarasota, Florida

Sarasota, Florida

Sarasota is a city located in Sarasota County on the southwestern coast of the U.S. state of Florida. It is south of the Tampa Bay Area and north of Fort Myers...

. Under Dr. Mullan's guidelines the institute is carrying out cutting edge research in Alzheimer's, Traumatic Brain Research, Gulf War Illness and other neuropsychiatric disorder.

External links

• About the Roskamp Institute on the rfdn.org website.
• About the Mullan's Alzheimer Research on the Mullan Alzheimer Research.