Sovan Sarkar’s research interests are gene therapy, apoptosis in cancer treatment and therapeutic approaches for neuro-degenerative disorders.

Anupam Choudhury is interested in the study of cytoskeleton and motor pro-teins, specifically kinesins.

T N Avinash is deeply interested in neuroscience, especially in learning and memory.

All are postgraduate students at School of Biotechnology, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai.

Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most common neuro-degenerative disorders amongst the elderly, leading to dementia. Current studies of its molecular basis reveal various factors culminating in the cytotoxic cascade associated with the disease. Progress in understanding these events has led to the identification of novel therapeutic targets. This article is an attempt to understand the global scientific efforts in deciphering the mystery of this disease for a possible cure.

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Address for Correspondence
Sovan Sarkar
II MSc - Biotechnology School of Biotechnology
Madurai Kamaraj University
Madurai 625021, India.
Email: sovan_sarkar@yahoo.com