
Sheng-Han Kuo
Director, Initiative for Columbia Ataxia and Tremor · University of California (San Diego) Medical Center
Credentials: · · · ·
History
Research
Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)
Autophagy · 2016 · 4,439 citations
Loss of mTOR-dependent macroautophagy causes autistic-like synaptic pruning deficits
Neuron · 2014 · 912 citations
Interplay of LRRK2 with chaperone-mediated autophagy
Nature Neuroscience · 2013 · 497 citations

43 papers

38 papers
- CL
31 papers · 13 as a resident

27 papers
- JS
24 papers

24 papers

24 papers

22 papers
Grants
- 2025–2030
Human Cerebellar Deep Brain Stimulation and Recordings in Spinocerebellar Ataxias
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · UH3
Contact PI · $1.9M · Columbia University Health Sciences
- 2010–2030
Neurology Research Education and Mentorship Program
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · UE5
Contact PI · $474.6K · Columbia University Health Sciences
- 2025–2029
Developing Purkinje Cell Synaptic Therapies to Restore Circuit Function in Cerebellar Degeneration
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · R01
Contact PI · $1.2M · Columbia University Health Sciences
- 2021–2026
Targeting Cerebellar Endoplasmic Reticulum Calcium Handling in Essential Tremor
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · R01
Contact PI · $2.9M · Columbia University Health Sciences
Clinical trials
- 2010–2030
Natural History Study of and Genetic Modifiers in Spinocerebellar Ataxias
Principal investigator · Recruiting
Lauren Moore
- 2026–2030
- 2025–2028
Site PI · Recruiting · Phase 2
Neuron23 Inc.





