​Lorene’s main research interest in the laboratory is to understand the role of lactate as a neuroprotective agent. She uses imaging techniques to characterize cytosolic free-Ca2+ transients in response to Lactate in cells expressing NMDARs and, also optimizing conditions for the transfection and the maintenance of various primary cultures and cell lines.

​Biological and Environmental 
Science & Engineering Division (BESE)

Cellular biology Synaptic plasticity Neuroprotection