Michael J. Zigmond

Michael. J. Zigmond is an American neurologist currently Professor of Neurology at University of Pittsburgh since 1998, previously Professor of Psychiatry from 1983 to 1998, Editor-in-Chief of Elsevier's Progress in Neurobiology[1] and Elected Fellow, since 2009, at the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[2] His interests include neuroprotection and neuroplasticity, health aging and Parkinson's disease.[3] Since 2011, he has also served as Distinguished International Professor at Fudan University.[4]

Education

He earned his B.S. in chemical engineering at Carnegie-Mellon University and Ph.D at University of Chicago in 1968.[4]

Publications

  • Parmar MS, Jaumotte JD, Zigmond MJ, Cavanaugh JE. ERK1, 2, and 5 expression and activation in dopaminergic brain regions during postnatal development. Int J Dev Neurosci. 2015 Nov; 46:44-50.
  • Jaumotte JD, Zigmond MJ. Comparison of GDF5 and GDNF as neuroprotective factors for postnatal dopamine neurons in ventral mesencephalic cultures. J Neurosci Res. 2014 Nov; 92 (11):1425-33.
  • Parmar MS, Jaumotte JD, Wyrostek SL, Zigmond MJ, Cavanaugh JE. Role of ERK1, 2, and 5 in dopamine neuron survival during aging. Neurobiol Aging. 2014 Mar; 35 (3):669-79.
  • Russell VA, Zigmond MJ, Dimatelis JJ, Daniels WM, Mabandla MV. The interaction between stress and exercise, and its impact on brain function. Metab Brain Dis. 2014 Jun; 29(2):255-60.
  • Stetler RA, Leak RK, Gan Y, Li P, Zhang F, Hu X, Jing Z, Chen J, Zigmond MJ, Gao Y. Preconditioning provides neuroprotection in models of CNS disease: paradigms and clinical significance. Prog Neurobiol. 2014 Mar; 114:58-83
  • Cohen, A.D., Tillerson, J.L., Smith, A.D., Schallert, T. and Zigmond, M.J. Neuroprotective effects of prior limb use in 6-hydroxydopamine-treated rats: Possible role of GDNF. J. Neurochem, 85: 299-305, 2002.

References

  1. ↑ "Michael J. Zigmond". elsevier.com. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Michael J. Zigmond". aaas.org. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Michael J. Zigmond". pitt.edu. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Lab". pitt.edu. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
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