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Elliot Mufson, PhD, is 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
Expression profiling of precuneus layer III cathepsin D-immunopositive pyramidal neurons in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease: Evidence for neuronal signaling vulnerability.
Date: 04/2020
Authors: Bin He, Sylvia E Perez, Sang H Lee, Stephen D Ginsberg, Michael Malek-Ahmadi, Elliott J. Mufson
Frontal cortex chitinase and pentraxin neuroinflammatory alterations during the progression of Alzheimer's disease.
Date: 02/2020
Authors: Marta Moreno-Rodriguez, Sylvia E Perez, Muhammad Nadeem, Michael Malek-Ahmadi, Elliott J. Mufson
YAP-dependent necrosis occurs in early stages of Alzheimer's disease and regulates mouse model pathology.
Date: 01/2020
Authors: Hikari Tanaka, Hidenori Homma, Kyota Fujita, Kanoh Kondo, Shingo Yamada, Xiaocen Jin, Masaaki Waragai, Gaku Ohtomo, Atsushi Iwata, Kazuhiko Tagawa, Naoki Atsuta, Masahisa Katsuno, Naoki Tomita, Katsutoshi Furukawa, Yuko Saito, Takashi Saito, Ayaka Ichise, Shinsuke Shibata, Hiroyuki Arai, Takaomi Saido, Marius Sudol, Shin-Ichi Muramatsu, Hideyuki Okano, Elliott J. Mufson, Gen Sobue, Shigeo Murayama, Hitoshi Okazawa
Braak Stage, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, and Cognitive Decline in Early Alzheimer's Disease.
Date: 01/2020
Authors: Michael Malek-Ahmadi, Sylvia E Perez, Kewei Chen, Elliott J. Mufson
Hdac2 Dysregulation In The Nucleus Basalis Of Meynert During The Progression Of Alzheimer'S Disease
Date: 06/2019
Authors: L. Mahady, M. Nadeem, M. Malek-Ahmadi, K. Chen, S. E. Perez, E. J. Mufson, Elliott J. Mufson
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Elliot Mufson, PhD, is 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
Expression profiling of precuneus layer III cathepsin D-immunopositive pyramidal neurons in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease: Evidence for neuronal signaling vulnerability.
Date: 04/2020
Authors: Bin He, Sylvia E Perez, Sang H Lee, Stephen D Ginsberg, Michael Malek-Ahmadi, Elliott J. Mufson
Frontal cortex chitinase and pentraxin neuroinflammatory alterations during the progression of Alzheimer's disease.
Date: 02/2020
Authors: Marta Moreno-Rodriguez, Sylvia E Perez, Muhammad Nadeem, Michael Malek-Ahmadi, Elliott J. Mufson
YAP-dependent necrosis occurs in early stages of Alzheimer's disease and regulates mouse model pathology.
Date: 01/2020
Authors: Hikari Tanaka, Hidenori Homma, Kyota Fujita, Kanoh Kondo, Shingo Yamada, Xiaocen Jin, Masaaki Waragai, Gaku Ohtomo, Atsushi Iwata, Kazuhiko Tagawa, Naoki Atsuta, Masahisa Katsuno, Naoki Tomita, Katsutoshi Furukawa, Yuko Saito, Takashi Saito, Ayaka Ichise, Shinsuke Shibata, Hiroyuki Arai, Takaomi Saido, Marius Sudol, Shin-Ichi Muramatsu, Hideyuki Okano, Elliott J. Mufson, Gen Sobue, Shigeo Murayama, Hitoshi Okazawa
Braak Stage, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, and Cognitive Decline in Early Alzheimer's Disease.
Date: 01/2020
Authors: Michael Malek-Ahmadi, Sylvia E Perez, Kewei Chen, Elliott J. Mufson
Hdac2 Dysregulation In The Nucleus Basalis Of Meynert During The Progression Of Alzheimer'S Disease
Date: 06/2019
Authors: L. Mahady, M. Nadeem, M. Malek-Ahmadi, K. Chen, S. E. Perez, E. J. Mufson, Elliott J. Mufson
- English