Tina Bilousova, PhD

Tina Bilousova received her Ph.D. in Biochemistry in Ukraine in 2003. She got her postdoctoral trainings in laboratories of Dr. Iryna Ethell (UC Riverside) and Dr. Daniel Kaufman (UC Los Angeles). During more than 10 years in biomedical research Dr. Bilousovas' long-standing interest is in structural and biochemical synaptic alterations in neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders. After joining Dr. Gylys' laboratory (part of Mary S. Easton Center for Alzheimer's disease Research at UCLA) in 2010 the main focus of her research is Alzheimer's disease. Dr. Bilousova joined the Drug Discovery laboratory in 2014; she participates in bioassay development and testing new drug candidates on cell culture and animal models of Alzheimer's disease.