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Research Interests
The research in the Ferreira lab is focused on the mechanisms underlying neurite degeneration and synapse loss in neurodegenerative diseases
Training Experience
| 1985 | Fellowship, National Council of Research |
| 1988 | Postdoctoral Fellowship, Insitituo de Investigacion Medica |
| 1989 | Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Virginia |
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
MD, PhD, National University of Cordoba, Argentina
… → 1985
Research interests keywords
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Cell Biology
- Cytoskeleton
- Dementia
- Developmental Neurobiology
- Neuroscience
- Signal Transduction
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Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Training Program in Aging and Dementia
Vassar, R. J. (PD/PI), Vassar, R. J. (PD/PI), Weintraub, S. (PD/PI), Weintraub, S. (PD/PI), Allada, R. (Other), Allada, R. (Other), Bevan, M. D. (Other), Bevan, M. D. (Other), Caraveo Piso, G. (Other), Caraveo Piso, G. (Other), Carvill, G. L. (Other), Carvill, G. L. (Other), Chan, S. (Other), Chan, S. (Other), Contractor, A. (Other), Contractor, A. (Other), Disterhoft, J. F. (Other), Disterhoft, J. F. (Other), Dombeck, D. A. (Other), Dombeck, D. A. (Other), Dong, H. (Other), Dong, H. (Other), Ferreira, A. B. (Other), Ferreira, A. B. (Other), Flanagan, M. E. (Other), Flanagan, M. E. (Other), Gefen, T. D. (Other), Gefen, T. D. (Other), Geula, C. (Other), Geula, C. (Other), Gratton, C. (Other), Gratton, C. (Other), He, C. (Other), He, C. (Other), Kahnt, T. (Other), Kahnt, T. (Other), Kalb, R. G. (Other), Kalb, R. G. (Other), Kennedy, A. (Other), Kennedy, A. (Other), Kessler, J. (Other), Kessler, J. (Other), Kiskinis, E. (Other), Kiskinis, E. (Other), Klein, W. L. (Other), Klein, W. L. (Other), Kozorovitskiy, Y. (Other), Kozorovitskiy, Y. (Other), Krainc, D. (Other), Krainc, D. (Other), Li, L. (Other), Li, L. (Other), Mazzulli, J. (Other), Mazzulli, J. (Other), Mesulam, M.-M. (Other), Mesulam, M.-M. (Other), Miller, R. J. (Other), Miller, R. J. (Other), Morimoto, R. I. (Other), Morimoto, R. I. (Other), Opal, P. (Other), Opal, P. (Other), Ozdinler, H. (Other), Ozdinler, H. (Other), Paller, K. (Other), Paller, K. (Other), Parisiadou, L. (Other), Parisiadou, L. (Other), Penzes, P. (Other), Penzes, P. (Other), Pinto, L. (Other), Pinto, L. (Other), Prakriya, M. (Other), Prakriya, M. (Other), Reber, P. J. (Other), Reber, P. J. (Other), Roberts, A. L. (Other), Roberts, A. L. (Other), Rogalski, E. (Other), Rogalski, E. (Other), Savas, J. N. (Other), Savas, J. N. (Other), Surmeier Jr, D. J. (Other), Surmeier Jr, D. J. (Other), Swanson, G. T. (Other), Swanson, G. T. (Other), Voss, J. L. (Other), Voss, J. L. (Other), Zee, P. C. (Other), Zee, P. C. (Other), Zelano, C. (Other) & Zelano, C. (Other)
5/1/22 → 4/30/27
Project: Research project
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Northwestern University Interdepartmental Neuroscience Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program
Disterhoft, J. F. (PD/PI), McLean, D. (Co-Investigator), Acosta, A. (Other), Allada, R. (Other), Apkarian, A. (Other), Awatramani, R. (Other), Beeman, M. (Other), Bevan, M. D. (Other), Bozza, T. (Other), Cang, J. (Other), Chetkovich, D. M. (Other), Cobia, D. J. (Other), Contractor, A. (Other), Corcos, D. M. (Other), DeVries, S. H. (Other), Dewald, J. P. A. (Other), Dhar, S. (Other), Dombeck, D. A. (Other), Elliott, J. M. (Other), Feng, Y. (Other), Ferreira, A. B. (Other), Gallio, M. (Other), Garcia-Anoveros, J. (Other), George, A. L. (Other), Geula, C. (Other), Gordon, K. E. (Other), Gottfried, J. A. (Other), Grafman, J. H. (Other), Hartmann, M. J. (Other), Heckman, C. (Other), Hespos, S. J. (Other), Jayaraman, A. (Other), Kahnt, T. (Other), Kearney, J. A. (Other), Kessler, J. (Other), Kiskinis, E. (Other), Kohtz, J. D. (Other), Kording, K. P. (Other), Kozorovitskiy, Y. (Other), Krainc, D. (Other), Larson, C. (Other), Lee, S. S. M. (Other), Li, L. (Other), Losh, M. C. (Other), MacIver, M. A. (Other), Maccaferri, G. (Other), Martina, M. (Other), Mazzulli, J. (Other), Mesulam, M.-M. (Other), Miller, R. J. (Other), Miller, L. E. (Other), Mussa Ivaldi, F. (Other), Nusslock, R. (Other), Opal, P. (Other), Ozdinler, H. (Other), Paller, K. (Other), Parrish, T. B. (Other), Prakriya, M. (Other), Radulovic, J. (Other), Raman, I. M. (Other), Reber, P. J. (Other), Redei, E. E. (Other), Rogalski, E. (Other), Sanchez, J. T. (Other), Sanz-Clemente, A. (Other), Savas, J. N. (Other), Schmidt, T. M. (Other), Schwartz, G. W. (Other), Segraves, M. (Other), Shepherd, G. M. G. (Other), Siddique, T. (Other), Solla, S. A. (Other), Surmeier Jr, D. J. (Other), Swanson, G. T. (Other), Topczewski, J. (Other), Tresch, M. C. (Other), Tysseling, V. M. (Other), Vassar, R. J. (Other), Voss, J. L. (Other), Wainwright, D. A. (Other), Wang, L. (Other), Weintraub, S. (Other), Woolley, C. S. (Other) & Wright, B. A. (Other)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
5/1/17 → 5/12/22
Project: Research project
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MiR-21 and the regulation of neuronal degeneration in Alzheimer’s Disease
Ferreira, A. B. (PD/PI)
Illinois Department of Public Health
7/1/16 → 6/30/17
Project: Research project
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Mechanisms Underlying Tau45-230-Induced Neuronal Degeneration
Ferreira, A. B. (PD/PI)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
9/1/15 → 8/31/21
Project: Research project
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High Throughput Screening for Small-molecules Facilitating Prion Study
Li, L. (PD/PI), Du, Z. (Co-Investigator), Ferreira, A. B. (Co-Investigator) & Luan, C.-H. (Other)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
7/1/14 → 6/30/18
Project: Research project
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Death Induced by Survival gene Elimination (DISE) correlates with neurotoxicity in Alzheimer’s disease and aging
Paudel, B., Jeong, S. Y., Martinez, C. P., Rickman, A., Haluck-Kangas, A., Bartom, E. T., Fredriksen, K., Affaneh, A., Kessler, J. A., Mazzulli, J. R., Murmann, A. E., Rogalski, E., Geula, C., Ferreira, A., Heckmann, B. L., Green, D. R., Sadleir, K. R., Vassar, R. & Peter, M. E., Dec 2024, In: Nature communications. 15, 1, 264.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access4 Scopus citations -
The WMI Rat of Premature Cognitive Aging Presents Intrinsic Vulnerability to Oxidative Stress in Primary Neurons and Astrocytes Compared to Its Nearly Isogenic WLI Control
Ferreira, A., Harter, A., Afreen, S., Kanai, K., Batori, S. & Redei, E. E., Feb 2024, In: International journal of molecular sciences. 25, 3, 1692.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The formation of small aggregates contributes to the neurotoxic effects of tau45-230
Afreen, S. & Ferreira, A., Jan 2022, In: Neurochemistry International. 152, 105252.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations -
Altered Cytoskeletal Composition and Delayed Neurite Elongation in tau45–230-Expressing Hippocampal Neurons
Afreen, S. & Ferreira, A., Aug 1 2019, In: Neuroscience. 412, p. 1-15 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
8 Scopus citations -
Hippocampus-dependent memory and allele-specific gene expression in adult offspring of alcohol-consuming dams after neonatal treatment with thyroxin or metformin
Tunc-Ozcan, E., Wert, S. L., Lim, P. H., Ferreira, A. & Redei, E. E., Jul 1 2018, In: Molecular Psychiatry. 23, 7, p. 1643-1651 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access31 Scopus citations