Professor Danton H. O'Day's Research

Calmodulin binding proteins (Green text) are involved in the onset and progression of AD.

Research and therapeutic development in Alzheimer’s disease is mired in the past with little change expected over the next decade or two. While new avenues exist for drug development and implementation, but it is difficult to change mainline thinking. Danton H. O'Day’s research currently focusses on the roles of calmodulin (CaM) and its binding proteins (CaMBPs) in the onset and progression of Alzheimer's disease. This area of research is under studied and often ignored but it holds many keys to understanding Alzheimer’s Disease and other neurodegenerative diseases. It also offers new therapeutic routes for which approved drugs are currently available.

As an instructor, Professor O’Day was consistently ranked as excellent by his students. His dedication to communicating important information is reflected in his recent book, “Alzheimer’s Explained: An Illustrated Guide”. His current and early work done are detailed in various sections of this website and on a recently updated C.V.

Refereed Publications
O’Day, Danton H., 2023. Phytochemical Interactions with Calmodulin and Critical Calmodulin Binding Proteins Involved in Amyloidogenesis in Alzheimer’s Disease. Biomolecules 13, 678.

O’Day, Danton H., 2023. Calmodulin and amyloid beta as coregulators of critical events during the onset and progression of Alzheimer’s disease.  International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24: 1393-1401.

O’Day, Danton H. and Robert J. Huber, 2022. Calmodulin binding proteins and neuroinflammation in multiple neurodegenerative diseases. BMC Neuroscience 23: 10.

O’Day, Danton H., 2022. Calmodulin binding domains in critical risk proteins involved in neurodegeneration. Current Issues in Molecular Biology 44: 5802-5814.

Books
O’Day, Danton H., 2022. Alzheimer’s Explained: An Illustrated Guide. Emeritus Press; Softcover ISBN 9788210013699; Hardcover ISBN 9788210013705; eBook: ISBN 9781005973100;

O’Day, Danton H., 2022. First Artists of the Rubaiyat, A Complete Guide. Emeritus Press, 224pp; Softcover, ISBN 9798210235664;

O’Day, Danton H., 2022. Artists of the Omar Khayyám Club of London, 1892-1929. Emeritus Press, eBook: ISBN 9781005103088;

YouTube Videos
O’Day, Danton H., 2023. 13 Videos on the First Woman Artists of the Rubaiyat.

New DNA Game
Mutation, A DNA Dice Game, 2019;
New educational Game; Danton H. O’Day, Inventor, Carolina Biological Supply Company.

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Last update: 12June2023