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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
Analysis of microisolated frontal cortex excitatory layer III and V pyramidal neurons reveals a neurodegenerative phenotype in individuals with Down syndrome.
Date: 08/2024
Authors: Melissa J Alldred, Harshitha Pidikiti, Kyrillos W Ibrahim, Sang Han Lee, Adriana Heguy, Gabriel E Hoffman, Panos Roussos, Thomas Wisniewski, Jerzy Wegiel, Grace E Stutzmann, Elliott J. Mufson, Stephen D Ginsberg
Knockout of the longevity gene Klotho perturbs aging and Alzheimer's disease-linked brain microRNAs and tRNA fragments.
Date: 06/2024
Authors: Serafima Dubnov, Estelle R Bennett, Nadav Yayon, Or Yakov, David A Bennett, Sudha Seshadri, Elliott J. Mufson, Yonat Tzur, David Greenberg, Makoto Kuro-O, Iddo Paldor, Carmela R Abraham, Hermona Soreq
A Window Into Basal Forebrain Cholinergic Dysfunction in Patients With Cortical Basal Syndrome.
Date: 06/2024
Authors: Elliott J. Mufson
Neuropathological findings in Down syndrome, Alzheimer's disease and control patients with and without SARS-COV-2: preliminary findings.
Date: 05/2024
Authors: Ann-Charlotte E Granholm, Elisabet Englund, Anah Gilmore, Elizabeth Head, William H Yong, S E Pérez, Samuel J Guzman, Eric D Hamlett, Elliott J Mufson
Overexpression of pathogenic tau in astrocytes causes a reduction in AQP4 and GLT1, an immunosuppressed phenotype and unique transcriptional responses to repetitive mild TBI without appreciable changes in tauopathy.
Date: 05/2024
Authors: Camila Ortiz, Andrew Pearson, Robyn McCartan, Shawn Roche, Nolan Carothers, Mackenzie Browning, S E Pérez, Bin He, Stephen D Ginsberg, Michael Mullan, Elliott J Mufson, Fiona Crawford, Joseph Ojo
- English
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
Analysis of microisolated frontal cortex excitatory layer III and V pyramidal neurons reveals a neurodegenerative phenotype in individuals with Down syndrome.
Date: 08/2024
Authors: Melissa J Alldred, Harshitha Pidikiti, Kyrillos W Ibrahim, Sang Han Lee, Adriana Heguy, Gabriel E Hoffman, Panos Roussos, Thomas Wisniewski, Jerzy Wegiel, Grace E Stutzmann, Elliott J. Mufson, Stephen D Ginsberg
Knockout of the longevity gene Klotho perturbs aging and Alzheimer's disease-linked brain microRNAs and tRNA fragments.
Date: 06/2024
Authors: Serafima Dubnov, Estelle R Bennett, Nadav Yayon, Or Yakov, David A Bennett, Sudha Seshadri, Elliott J. Mufson, Yonat Tzur, David Greenberg, Makoto Kuro-O, Iddo Paldor, Carmela R Abraham, Hermona Soreq
A Window Into Basal Forebrain Cholinergic Dysfunction in Patients With Cortical Basal Syndrome.
Date: 06/2024
Authors: Elliott J. Mufson
Neuropathological findings in Down syndrome, Alzheimer's disease and control patients with and without SARS-COV-2: preliminary findings.
Date: 05/2024
Authors: Ann-Charlotte E Granholm, Elisabet Englund, Anah Gilmore, Elizabeth Head, William H Yong, S E Pérez, Samuel J Guzman, Eric D Hamlett, Elliott J Mufson
Overexpression of pathogenic tau in astrocytes causes a reduction in AQP4 and GLT1, an immunosuppressed phenotype and unique transcriptional responses to repetitive mild TBI without appreciable changes in tauopathy.
Date: 05/2024
Authors: Camila Ortiz, Andrew Pearson, Robyn McCartan, Shawn Roche, Nolan Carothers, Mackenzie Browning, S E Pérez, Bin He, Stephen D Ginsberg, Michael Mullan, Elliott J Mufson, Fiona Crawford, Joseph Ojo
- English