Adriana B Ferreira

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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

Education/Academic qualification

MD, PhD, National University of Cordoba, Argentina

… → 1985

Research interests

Alzheimer's Disease
Cell Biology
Cytoskeleton
Dementia
Developmental Neurobiology
Neuroscience
Signal Transduction

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Grants 2003 2022

2 Active
11 Finished

Northwestern University Interdepartmental Neuroscience Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program

Acosta, A., Allada, R., Apkarian, A., Awatramani, R., Beeman, M., Bevan, M. D., Bozza, T. C., Cang, J., Chetkovich, D. M., Cobia, D. J., Contractor, A., Corcos, D. M., DeVries, S. H., Dewald, J. P. A., Dhar, S., Disterhoft, J. F., Dombeck, D. A., Elliott, J. M., Feng, Y., Ferreira, A. B., Gallio, M., Garcia-Anoveros, J., George Jr, A. L., Geula, C., Gordon, K. E., Gottfried, J. A., Grafman, J. H., Hartmann, M. J. Z., Heckman, C., Hespos, S. J., Jayaraman, A., Kahnt, T., Kearney, J. A., Kessler, J., Kiskinis, E., Kohtz, J., Kording, K. P., Kozorovitskiy, Y., Krainc, D., Larson, C., Lee, S. S. M., Li, L., Losh, M. C., Maccaferri, G., MacIver, M. A., Martina, M., Mazzulli, J., McLean, D., Mesulam, M., Miller, L. E., Miller, R. J., Mussa-Ivaldi, F., Nusslock, R., Opal, P., Ozdinler, P. H., Paller, K., Parrish, T. B., Prakriya, M., Radulovic, J., Raman, I. M., Reber, P. J., Redei, E., Rogalski, E., Sanchez, J. T., Sanz-Clemente, A., Savas, J. N., Schmidt, T. M., Schwartz, G. W., Segraves, M., Shepherd, G. M. G., Siddique, T., Solla, S. A., Surmeier Jr, D. J., Swanson, G. T., Topczewski, J., Tresch, M. C., Tysseling, V. M., Vassar, R. J., Voss, J. L., Wainwright, D. A., Wang, L., Weintraub, S., Woolley, C. S. & Wright, B. A.

National Institute of General Medical Sciences

5/1/17 → 4/30/22

Project: Research project

neurosciences

graduate

university

education

Mechanisms Underlying Tau45-230-Induced Neuronal Degeneration

Ferreira, A. B.

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

9/1/15 → 8/31/20

Project: Research project

Tauopathies

Alzheimer Disease

Neurons

Calpain

Poisons

MiR-21 and the regulation of neuronal degeneration in Alzheimer’s Disease

Ferreira, A. B.

Illinois Department of Public Health

7/1/16 → 6/30/17

Project: Research project

Alzheimer Disease

Tauopathies

Amyloid

Neurons

Genes

High Throughput Screening for Small-molecules Facilitating Prion Study

Du, Z., Ferreira, A. B., Li, L. & Luan, C.

National Institute of General Medical Sciences

7/1/14 → 6/30/18

Project: Research project

Prions

Prion Diseases

Uracil

Yeasts

PrPC Proteins

Tau cleavage and the formation of oligomers in Alzheimer Disease

Ferreira, A. B.

Illinois Department of Public Health

7/1/13 → 6/30/14

Project: Research project

Tauopathies

Alzheimer Disease

Calpain

Microtubule-Associated Proteins

Immunoelectron Microscopy

Research Output 1986 2019

5744 Citations
68 Article
9 Chapter
2 Review article

Altered Cytoskeletal Composition and Delayed Neurite Elongation in tau_45–230-Expressing Hippocampal Neurons

Afreen, S. & Ferreira, A. B., Aug 1 2019, In : Neuroscience. 412, p. 1-15 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Neurites

Microtubules

Neurons

Tubulin

Cytoskeleton

14 Citations (Scopus)

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. B. & Redei, E., Jul 1 2018, In : Molecular Psychiatry. 23, 7, p. 1643-1651 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Metformin

Adult Children

Thyroxine

Somatomedins

Hippocampus

1 Citation (Scopus)

Premature hippocampus-dependent memory decline in middle-aged females of a genetic rat model of depression

Lim, P. H., Wert, S. L., Tunc-Ozcan, E., Marr, R., Ferreira, A. B. & Redei, E., Nov 1 2018, In : Behavioural Brain Research. 353, p. 242-249 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Genetic Models

Hippocampus

Depression

Fear

Alzheimer Disease

Methods related to studying tau fragmentation

Ferreira, A. B. & Afreen, S., Jan 1 2017, Methods in Cell Biology. Academic Press Inc., Vol. 141. p. 245-258 14 p. (Methods in Cell Biology; vol. 141).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Alzheimer Disease

Caspase 2

Endopeptidases

Calpain

Poisons

2 Citations (Scopus)

Tau_45-230 association with the cytoskeleton and membrane-bound organelles: Functional implications in neurodegeneration

Afreen, S., Riherd Methner, D. N. & Ferreira, A. B., Oct 24 2017, In : Neuroscience. 362, p. 104-117 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Axonal Transport

Cytoskeleton

Organelles

Neurons

Membranes