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Victor S. Van Laar

Medicine · The Ohio State University

OpenAlex ORCID
Mid career · publishing since 2007Rising activity
Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsMitochondrial Function and PathologyNerve injury and regenerationAutophagy in Disease and TherapyPluripotent Stem Cells Research

Publications

26

Citations

1,379

Est. group size

~4

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

19

Publishing since 2007

Research summary
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Victor S. Van Laar's research focuses on Parkinson's disease and related neurodegenerative conditions, examining how mitochondria (the energy-producing structures in cells) malfunction in dopamine-producing neurons and contribute to disease. His work also extends to gene therapy approaches, including using engineered viruses (AAV vectors) to deliver therapeutic genes like GDNF to the brain for conditions such as Parkinson's disease and alcohol use disorder, as well as gene-editing tools like CRISPR for neurons.

Parkinson's disease mechanismsMitochondrial dysfunction in neuronsGene therapy (AAV-based delivery)Neurodegeneration models (rotenone, alpha-synuclein)CRISPR and gene editing in neurons

Publication output has been modest but variable over the last decade, with a low base rate in earlier years, a peak of five publications in 2023, and roughly two per year recently.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.0/year recently
172018: 1 publication182019: 2 publications192020: 3 publications202021: 1 publication212022: 1 publication222023: 5 publications5232024: 2 publications242025: 2 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Neurobiology of Disease×2
  • Elsevier eBooks×2
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)×2
  • npj Parkinson s Disease×1
  • Redox Biology×1
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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