Michael. J. Zigmond is an American neuroscientist. He is emeritus Professor of Neurology at University of Pittsburgh since 2017, previously Professor of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Pharmacology, and Editor-in-Chief of Elsevier's Progress in Neurobiology.[1] He is an Elected Fellow, since 2009, of 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 edit
He earned his B.S. in chemical engineering at Carnegie-Mellon University and Ph.D. in biopsychology at University of Chicago in 1968.[4]
Selected publications edit
- Brunet, Anne; Bonni, Azad; Zigmond, Michael J.; Lin, Michael Z.; Juo, Peter; Hu, Linda S.; Anderson, Michael J.; Arden, Karen C.; Blenis, John; Greenberg, Michael E. (1999-03-19). "Akt Promotes Cell Survival by Phosphorylating and Inhibiting a Forkhead Transcription Factor". Cell. 96 (6): 857–868. doi:10.1016/S0092-8674(00)80595-4. ISSN 0092-8674. PMID 10102273.
- Abercrombie, Elizabeth D.; Keefe, Kristen A.; DiFrischia, Daniel S.; Zigmond, Michael J. (1989). "Differential Effect of Stress on In Vivo Dopamine Release in Striatum, Nucleus Accumbens, and Medial Frontal Cortex". Journal of Neurochemistry. 52 (5): 1655–1658. doi:10.1111/j.1471-4159.1989.tb09224.x. ISSN 1471-4159. PMID 2709017. S2CID 11066242.
- Dishman, Rod K.; Berthoud, Hans-Rudolf; Booth, Frank W.; Cotman, Carl W.; Edgerton, V. Reggie; Fleshner, Monika R.; Gandevia, Simon C.; Gomez-Pinilla, Fernando; Greenwood, Benjamin N.; Hillman, Charles H.; Kramer, Arthur F.; Zigmond, Michael J. (2006). "Neurobiology of Exercise". Obesity. 14 (3): 345–356. doi:10.1038/oby.2006.46. ISSN 1930-739X. PMID 16648603.
- Perez, Ruth G.; Waymire, Jack C.; Lin, Eva; Liu, Jen J.; Guo, Fengli; Zigmond, Michael J. (2002-04-15). "A Role for α-Synuclein in the Regulation of Dopamine Biosynthesis". Journal of Neuroscience. 22 (8): 3090–3099. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.22-08-03090.2002. ISSN 0270-6474. PMC 6757524. PMID 11943812.
- Zigmond, Michael J.; Abercrombie, Elizabeth D.; Berger, Theodore W.; Grace, Anthony A.; Stricker, Edward M. (1990-07-01). "Compensations after lesions of central dopaminergic neurons: some clinical and basic implications". Trends in Neurosciences. 13 (7): 290–296. doi:10.1016/0166-2236(90)90112-N. ISSN 0166-2236. PMID 1695406. S2CID 4053082.
References edit
- ^ "Michael J. Zigmond". elsevier.com. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
- ^ "Michael J. Zigmond". aaas.org. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
- ^ "Michael J. Zigmond". pitt.edu. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
- ^ a b "Lab". pitt.edu. Retrieved December 8, 2017.