Neurology
Our
Faculty
Neurology
 M. Kerry O'Banion, M.D., Ph.D.
585 275-5185
Current Titles and Roles
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Associate Professor of Neurobiology & Anatomy and of
Neurology
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Principal Investigator, Medical Scientist Training
Program
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Co-Director, M.D./Ph.D. Program
Degrees, Certifications, and Licenses
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B.S., Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, 1980
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M.D.
and Ph.D., Microbiology, University of Illinois, Urbana,
IL, 1987
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Postdoctoral Fellowship, Departments of Medicine and
Biochemistry, University of Rochester School of Medicine
and Dentistry,
Rochester, NY, 1987-1990
Prior Work History
1990-1991, Instructor and Fellow in Medicine and Biochemistry,
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester,
NY
1991-1997, Assistant Professor in Neurology and Neurobiology & Anatomy,
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester,
NY
1997-2000, Associate Professor in Neurology and Neurobiology & Anatomy,
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester,
NY
2000-Present, (Tenured in 2002), Associate Professor in Neurobiology & Anatomy
and Neurology, University of Rochester School of Medicine
and Dentistry, Rochester, NY
Highlights
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Member, Society for Neuroscience
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Member, American Association
for the Advancement of Science
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Member, National Association
of MD/PhD Programs
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Member, NIH CNBT-1 Study Section
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Editorial Board, Journal
of Neuroinflammation
Research
Studying the roles of cytokines and lipid mediators in neuroinflammation,
CNS injury, and neurodegeneration
Current Grants:
IL-1 Induced Mediators of CNS Inflammation and AD: PGE2, NIH-NINDS
RO1
IL-1 in Neurodegeneration: Development of a New Model, NIH-NINDS
R21
Effects of HZE Radiation on Neuroinflammation. NASA Space Radiation
Biology Program
Academic Activity
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2002 – Present, Scientific Reasoning in Medicine,
Course Director, Journal Club for M.D./Ph.D. Students; about
32 total contact hours.
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2001 – Present, Mind, Brain and Behavior II (Neurology
and Psychiatry Clerkship), Basic Science Block Director;
Laboratory Instructor, Problem-Based Learning (PBL) Instructor,
and Lecturer;
about 90 total contact hours.
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2000 – Present, Mind, Brain and Behavior I, Co-Director
and Member Course Design Team, Laboratory Director
and Instructor, and Lecturer; 15 hours of laboratory and 8
formal lectures.
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1993 – Present, Cellular Neurosciences (NSC 512),
Lecturer; 8 contact hours (1993 – 2002); Laboratory Director;
14 contact hours (2003 – Present)
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Serve as advisor for M.D./Ph.D. students, doctoral students,
postdoctoral fellows, and undergraduate research students
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