Current Research interest: 1- Iron homeostasis dysregulations in neurodegeneration 2- Inflammation in neurodegenerative diseases 3- Genetics of neurodegenerative diseases, particularly Hereditary Motor and Sensory Neuropathies, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Frontotemporal Dementia, Spinal Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders. 4- HIV and inflammation 5 - Effect of phytoestrogens and endocrine disrupters on adipose tissue metabolism and iron metabolism in the liver and adipose tissue. Clinical activity: Development and validation of immunological (ELISA, RIA, WB) and molecular methods (PCR, RT-PCR, Real-Time PCR, Sanger sequencing, dHPLC, Next Generation Sequencing)