Researchclopedia

Research Researchers Institutions Topics Submit About

Command Palette

Search for a command to run...

Researchclopedia

Research Researchers Institutions About

© 2026 Researchclopedia. Powered by OpenAlex under CC0 license.

Emily M. Rocha | Researchclopedia

Back to researchers

Emily M. Rocha

University of Pittsburgh ORCID

32

Works

2,812

Citations

17

h-index

19

i10-index

Research Topics

Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research Cellular transport and secretion

Affiliations

Harvard University2014–2018

University of Pittsburgh2017–2026

McLean Hospital2014–2018

Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders2017–2025

Top Works

Alpha-synuclein: Pathology, mitochondrial dysfunction and neuroinflammation in Parkinson’s disease

Emily M. Rocha,Briana De Miranda,et al.

2017744 citations

Nuclear Receptors and Signaling

Nerve injury and regeneration

LRRK2 activation in idiopathic Parkinson’s disease

Roberto Di Maio,Eric K. Hoffman,et al.

2018588 citations

Progressive decline of glucocerebrosidase in aging and <scp>P</scp> arkinson's disease

Emily M. Rocha,Gaynor A. Smith,et al.

2015210 citations

Glucocerebrosidase gene therapy prevents α-synucleinopathy of midbrain dopamine neurons

Emily M. Rocha,Gaynor A. Smith,et al.

2015160 citations

Sustained Systemic Glucocerebrosidase Inhibition Induces Brain α-Synuclein Aggregation, Microglia and Complement C1q Activation in Mice

Emily M. Rocha,Gaynor A. Smith,et al.

2015151 citations

Widespread neuron-specific transgene expression in brain and spinal cord following synapsin promoter-driven AAV9 neonatal intracerebroventricular injection

Jesse R. McLean,Gaynor A. Smith,et al.

2014105 citations

LRRK2 inhibition prevents endolysosomal deficits seen in human Parkinson's disease

Emily M. Rocha,Briana R. De Miranda,et al.

201999 citations

Progressive axonal transport and synaptic protein changes correlate with behavioral and neuropathological abnormalities in the heterozygous Q175 KI mouse model of Huntington's disease

Gaynor A. Smith,Emily M. Rocha,et al.

201494 citations

Astrocyte-specific DJ-1 overexpression protects against rotenone-induced neurotoxicity in a rat model of Parkinson's disease

Briana R. De Miranda,Emily M. Rocha,et al.

201894 citations