Ksenia Kastanenka, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School


Dr. Ksenia Kastanenka is an Assistant Professor at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, where she runs a research laboratory with emphasis on neurodegeneration and Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Kastanenka received her Ph.D. in Neurosciences from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, and completed her post-doctoral training in the Alzheimer’s field at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard. Currently, her laboratory focuses on circuitry disruptions during the disease progression and mechanisms of action of Alzheimer’s therapeutics.

To learn more, visit Dr. Kastanenka’s  social media page and LinkedIn profile as well as the Kastanenka lab  social media page.

Related Research:

Circuit Dynamics in APOE4 Mice Ksenia Kastanenka 2024-06-17

Funded Research

These projects were made possible from Cure Alzheimer's Fund support.

Project Description Researchers Funding
Circuit Dynamics in APOE4 Mice 2024

$201,227