Principal Investigators

M. Kerry O'Banion, M.D., Ph.D. University of Rochester work Box 603 601 Elmwood Ave Rochester NY 14642 office: MC 5-8527A p 585-275-5185 Kerry_obanion@urmc.rochester.edu

John A. Olschowka, Ph.D. University of Rochester work Box 603 601 Elmwood Ave Rochester NY 14642 office: MC 5-6312 p 585-275-8238 john_olschowka@urmc.rochester.edu

Collaborators

Jacob N. Finkelstein, Ph.D. Pediatrics University of Rochester Research Focus: The role of the alveolar epithelium in modulating the pulmonary injury response to physiological and toxicological stimuli.

Lisa A. Opanashuk, Ph.D. Environmental Medicine University of Rochester Research Focus: Toxicant exposure and brain development

Jacqueline Patricia Williams, Ph.D. Radiation Oncology University of Rochester Research Focus: Radiation Biology

Recent Publications

1. Hein AM
2. O'Banion MK
(2012 Mar 01). Neuroinflammation and cognitive dysfunction in chronic disease and aging. J Neuroimmune Pharmacol. 7, 3-6.
1. Matousek SB
2. Ghosh S
3. Shaftel SS
4. Kyrkanides S
5. Olschowka JA
6. O'Banion MK
(2012 Mar 01). Chronic IL-1β-mediated neuroinflammation mitigates amyloid pathology in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease without inducing overt neurodegeneration. J Neuroimmune Pharmacol. 7, 156-64.
1. Hein AM
2. Zarcone TJ
3. Parfitt DB
4. Matousek SB
5. Carbonari DM
6. Olschowka JA
7. O'Banion MK
(2012 Mar 01). Behavioral, structural and molecular changes following long-term hippocampal IL-1β overexpression in transgenic mice. J Neuroimmune Pharmacol. 7, 145-55.

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