Mayur Parmar is an assistant professor in the Department of Foundational Sciences at the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine. He is passionate about teaching pharmacology and physiology to medical students. As a neuroscientist, Parmar seeks to better understand the pathological mechanisms (molecular, genetic and cellular) underlying neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s) and the therapeutic interventions that halt disease progression. His professional research expertise includes multidisciplinary areas of biological sciences, including pharmacology, toxicology and molecular/cellular biology, with broad research experience in neuroscience.