His primary research interests are natural history of neurodegenerative diseases and environmental risk factors for neurodegenerative diseases related to aging. He has conducted studies on Parkinson’s disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, Fronto-temporal dementia, Lewy Body Diseases both in clinical settings and in population based settings.
He is leading projects and studies in Europe and outside Europe.
He has studied the role of dietary factors and iron/iron (metals) metabolism in Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease.