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H-index of more than 110
15th most-cited author on mild cognitive impairment
21st most-cited author on cognitive deficit
More than 400 publications in peer-reviewed journals
Elliot Mufson, PhD, is a professor of neurobiology, the Greening Chair for Neuroscience Research, and the director of the Alzheimer’s disease research laboratory at Barrow Neurological Institute.
Dr. Mufson’s expertise includes Alzheimer’s disease and neurodegenerative disease. He is a member of the Society of Neuroscience, American Association of Anatomists, International Brain Research Organization and the International Alzheimer’s Association.
Dr. Mufson received his doctorate from Downstate Medical Center, New York, in biological psychology and he was a research fellow in neurology at Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School in Boston.
Dr. Mufson’s research includes trophic factors in aging and Alzheimer’s disease, central cholinergic systems in Alzheimer’s disease, and neuroanatomy of cortical and limbic areas in primate brain.
- Visiting Fellow, Heinz Werner Institute, Clark University, Biological Psychology, 1977-1978
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Hospital, Neurology and Neuroanatomy, 1978-1981
- PhD, Downstate Medical Center, State University of New York (SUNY), 1977
- MA, Kansas State University, 1971
- BA, Hunter College, 1969
- Society for Neuroscience
- American Association of Anatomists
- International Brain Research Organization
- International Alzheimer’s Association
- Alzheimer’s Research Award, Fidelity Foundation, Boston, Massachusetts, 2009-2010
- Institute for Scientific Information ISI Award as top 100 most “Highly Cited Researcher” in Neuroscience, 2002
- Alzheimer’s Research Award, Fidelity Foundation, Boston, Massachusetts, 2002-2004
- American Health Assistance Foundation Award, 1989-1992
- Award for Alzheimer’s Disease, Arizona Disease Control Commission, 1987-1990
- Faculty Scholar Award, Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders, 1984-1987
- NIH Research Service Award, Harvard Neurology Unit, 1978-1981
Neuronal gene profiling of tau oligomer-bearing cholinergic nucleus basalis neurons during the onset of Alzheimer's disease
Date: 10/2025
Authors: Betul Kara, John S. Beck, Zhen Fu, Stephanie L. Hickey, Nicholas M. Kanaan, Elliott J. Mufson, Stephen D. Ginsberg, Scott E. Counts
Spliceosome protein alterations differentiate hubs of the default mode connectome during the progression of Alzheimer's disease
Date: 09/2025
Authors: Sylvia E. Perez, Muhammad Nadeem, Bin He, Jennifer C. Miguel, David G. Moreno, Marta Moreno-Rodriguez, Michael Malek-Ahmadi, Chadwick M. Hales, Elliott J. Mufson
Cholinotrophic basal forebrain connectome dysfunction in Down syndrome with and without dementia
Date: 08/2025
Authors: Marta Moreno-Rodriguez, Sylvia E. Perez, Muhammad Nadeem, Elizabeth Head, Elliott J. Mufson
Benefits of Maternal Choline Supplementation on Aged Basal Forebrain Cholinergic Neurons (BFCNs) in a Mouse Model of Down Syndrome and Alzheimer's Disease
Date: 08/2025
Authors: Melissa J. Alldred, Harshitha Pidikiti, Kyrillos W. Ibrahim, Sang Han Lee, Adriana Heguy, Gabriela Chiosis, Elliott J. Mufson, Grace E. Stutzmann, Stephen D. Ginsberg
U1-70K and U1A and tau pathogenesis in demented and non-demented individuals with Down syndrome
Date: 08/2025
Authors: Sylvia E. Perez, Jennifer C. Miguel, Muhammad Nadeem, Michael Malek-Ahmadi, Chadwick M. Hales, Elizabeth Head, Elliott J. Mufson
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H-index of more than 110
15th most-cited author on mild cognitive impairment
21st most-cited author on cognitive deficit
More than 400 publications in peer-reviewed journals
Elliot Mufson, PhD, is a professor of neurobiology, the Greening Chair for Neuroscience Research, and the director of the Alzheimer’s disease research laboratory at Barrow Neurological Institute.
Dr. Mufson’s expertise includes Alzheimer’s disease and neurodegenerative disease. He is a member of the Society of Neuroscience, American Association of Anatomists, International Brain Research Organization and the International Alzheimer’s Association.
Dr. Mufson received his doctorate from Downstate Medical Center, New York, in biological psychology and he was a research fellow in neurology at Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School in Boston.
Dr. Mufson’s research includes trophic factors in aging and Alzheimer’s disease, central cholinergic systems in Alzheimer’s disease, and neuroanatomy of cortical and limbic areas in primate brain.
- Visiting Fellow, Heinz Werner Institute, Clark University, Biological Psychology, 1977-1978
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Hospital, Neurology and Neuroanatomy, 1978-1981
- PhD, Downstate Medical Center, State University of New York (SUNY), 1977
- MA, Kansas State University, 1971
- BA, Hunter College, 1969
- Society for Neuroscience
- American Association of Anatomists
- International Brain Research Organization
- International Alzheimer’s Association
- Alzheimer’s Research Award, Fidelity Foundation, Boston, Massachusetts, 2009-2010
- Institute for Scientific Information ISI Award as top 100 most “Highly Cited Researcher” in Neuroscience, 2002
- Alzheimer’s Research Award, Fidelity Foundation, Boston, Massachusetts, 2002-2004
- American Health Assistance Foundation Award, 1989-1992
- Award for Alzheimer’s Disease, Arizona Disease Control Commission, 1987-1990
- Faculty Scholar Award, Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders, 1984-1987
- NIH Research Service Award, Harvard Neurology Unit, 1978-1981
Neuronal gene profiling of tau oligomer-bearing cholinergic nucleus basalis neurons during the onset of Alzheimer's disease
Date: 10/2025
Authors: Betul Kara, John S. Beck, Zhen Fu, Stephanie L. Hickey, Nicholas M. Kanaan, Elliott J. Mufson, Stephen D. Ginsberg, Scott E. Counts
Spliceosome protein alterations differentiate hubs of the default mode connectome during the progression of Alzheimer's disease
Date: 09/2025
Authors: Sylvia E. Perez, Muhammad Nadeem, Bin He, Jennifer C. Miguel, David G. Moreno, Marta Moreno-Rodriguez, Michael Malek-Ahmadi, Chadwick M. Hales, Elliott J. Mufson
Cholinotrophic basal forebrain connectome dysfunction in Down syndrome with and without dementia
Date: 08/2025
Authors: Marta Moreno-Rodriguez, Sylvia E. Perez, Muhammad Nadeem, Elizabeth Head, Elliott J. Mufson
Benefits of Maternal Choline Supplementation on Aged Basal Forebrain Cholinergic Neurons (BFCNs) in a Mouse Model of Down Syndrome and Alzheimer's Disease
Date: 08/2025
Authors: Melissa J. Alldred, Harshitha Pidikiti, Kyrillos W. Ibrahim, Sang Han Lee, Adriana Heguy, Gabriela Chiosis, Elliott J. Mufson, Grace E. Stutzmann, Stephen D. Ginsberg
U1-70K and U1A and tau pathogenesis in demented and non-demented individuals with Down syndrome
Date: 08/2025
Authors: Sylvia E. Perez, Jennifer C. Miguel, Muhammad Nadeem, Michael Malek-Ahmadi, Chadwick M. Hales, Elizabeth Head, Elliott J. Mufson
- English