Matt Havrda
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Dr. Havrda is a biologist interested in characterizing the molecular basis of brain disorders, especially Parkinson’s disease and its various pathological manifestations. He received his Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering at the University of Maine and currently serves as Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship and Associate Professor in Biomedical Sciences at the Â鶹´«Ã½ College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Havrda received prestigious young investigator awards, including the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award from the National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke, a Dartmouth SYNERGY Scholar Award for Clinical and Translational Research, and a Target Validation Award from the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Since that time, Dr. Havrda’s laboratory has focused on understanding the interactions between environmental exposures and the innate immune system during the progression of Parkinson’s disease, using cell and animal models, while leading clinical studies in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Dr. Havrda’s research is currently supported by the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences and is anticipated to provide new platforms from which to detect, monitor, and treat neurological disorders.
Credentials
Research
Selected publications
Biggs KE, Fikse EN, Anderson FL, Kettenbach AN, Havrda MC. J Neurosci. 2025 Mar 12;45(11). doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1337-24.2025. PubMed PMID: 39837661; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11905355.
Pike SC, Havrda M, Gilli F, Zhang Z, Salas LA. NPJ Parkinsons Dis. 2024 Jan 11;10(1):21. doi: 10.1038/s41531-023-00626-6. PubMed PMID: 38212355; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10784484.
Anderson FL, von Herrmann KM, Young AL, Havrda MC. Toxicol Sci. 2021 Sep 28;183(2):378-392. doi: 10.1093/toxsci/kfab090. PubMed PMID: 34289071; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8634496.
Andrew AS, Anderson FL, Lee SL, Von Herrmann KM, Havrda MC. Parkinsons Dis. 2021;2021:5541760. doi: 10.1155/2021/5541760. eCollection 2021. PubMed PMID: 34306610; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8270694.
Anderson FL, von Herrmann KM, Andrew AS, Kuras YI, Young AL, Scherzer CR, Hickey WF, Lee SL, Havrda MC. NPJ Parkinsons Dis. 2021 Jan 4;7(1):2. doi: 10.1038/s41531-020-00147-6. PubMed PMID: 33398042; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7782812.
von Herrmann KM, Anderson FL, Martinez EM, Young AL, Havrda MC. J Neuroinflammation. 2020 Jul 17;17(1):213. doi: 10.1186/s12974-020-01866-6. PubMed PMID: 32680528; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7368774.
von Herrmann KM, Salas LA, Martinez EM, Young AL, Howard JM, Feldman MS, Christensen BC, Wilkins OM, Lee SL, Hickey WF, Havrda MC. NPJ Parkinsons Dis. 2018;4:24. doi: 10.1038/s41531-018-0061-5. eCollection 2018. PubMed PMID: 30131971; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6093937.
Martinez EM, Young AL, Patankar YR, Berwin BL, Wang L, von Herrmann KM, Weier JM, Havrda MC. Toxicol Sci. 2017 Sep 1;159(1):64-75. doi: 10.1093/toxsci/kfx117. PubMed PMID: 28903492; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5837210.
Other scholarly activity
Recent Reviews:
Anderson FL, Biggs KE, Rankin BE, Havrda MC. Transl Res. 2023 Feb;252:21-33. doi: 10.1016/j.trsl.2022.08.006. Epub 2022 Aug 8. Review. PubMed PMID: 35952982; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10614656.
Anderson FL, Coffey MM, Berwin BL, Havrda MC. Toxicol Sci. 2018 Nov 1;166(1):3-15. doi: 10.1093/toxsci/kfy219. Review. PubMed PMID: 30203060; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6659017.