Grants per year
Personal profile
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
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
Mechanisms Underlying Tau45-230-Induced Neuronal Degeneration
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
9/1/15 → 8/31/20
Project: Research project
MiR-21 and the regulation of neuronal degeneration in Alzheimer’s Disease
Illinois Department of Public Health
7/1/16 → 6/30/17
Project: Research project
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
Tau cleavage and the formation of oligomers in Alzheimer Disease
Illinois Department of Public Health
7/1/13 → 6/30/14
Project: Research project
Research Output
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
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
15
Scopus
citations
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. & Redei, E. E., Nov 1 2018, In : Behavioural Brain Research. 353, p. 242-249 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
2
Scopus
citations
Methods related to studying tau fragmentation
Ferreira, A. & Afreen, S., Jan 1 2017, Methods in Cell Biology. Academic Press Inc, p. 245-258 14 p. (Methods in Cell Biology; vol. 141).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Tau45-230 association with the cytoskeleton and membrane-bound organelles: Functional implications in neurodegeneration
Afreen, S., Riherd Methner, D. N. & Ferreira, A., Oct 24 2017, In : Neuroscience. 362, p. 104-117 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
2
Scopus
citations