Christian Pike


Christian Pike is a professor at the Leonard Davis School of Gerontology and a member of the USC Neuroscience Program. His ongoing work focuses on Alzheimer's disease and other age-related neurodegenerative disorders. His laboratory studies the role of neuronal apoptosis in neural diseases. Recently, his research found new use for synthetic estrogens in lessening the effects of Hormone Replacement Therapy for Alzheimer's patients.

Honors and awards

Compositions and Methods for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease.
Filed: May 13, 2013; U.S. Patent Application No. 61/823,872
Inventors: Christian J. Pike, Anna M. Barron

Professional Activities: Memberships

Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1989-1996
Member, Society for Neuroscience, 1991–Present
Member, International Society for Neurochemistry, 1998-2009
Member, Endocrine Society, 2014–Present