George Perry (neuroscientist)

**George Perry**
George Perry
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Born	April 12, 1953 (age 58); Point Conception, Lompoc, California
Residence	San Antonio, Texas
Citizenship	United States
Fields	Neurology, Pathology
Institutions	Baylor College of Medicine (1979-82), Case Western Reserve University (1982-present), University of Alaska (2001-present) and University of Texas at San Antonio (2006-present)
Alma mater	Allan Hancock College (A.A., 1973), University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., 1974), Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University and Scripps Institution of Oceanography of University of California at San Diego (Ph.D., 1979)
Doctoral advisor	David Epel
Other academic advisors	Bill Brinkley, Joseph Bryan, Anthony R. Means and Pierluigi Gambetti
Notable students	Paula Moreira, Mark Smith and Quan Liu
Known for	Discoveries concerning neuronal oxidation of nucleic acids in Alzheimer's disease
Notable awards	Denham Harman Research Award [American Aging Association], Alzheimer Award and Medal (twice)Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, ISI highly cited researcher, Iberoamerican Molecular Biology Organization, AAAS Fellow, Corresponding Member of Sciences Academy of Lisbon, Spanish Royal Academy of Sciences and the Mexican Academy of Sciences, SACNAS Distinguished Professional Mentor, member of the Dana Alliance, Senior Investigator Award International College of Geriatric Psychoneuropharmacology, Fellow of Linnean Society of London, Fellow of Microscopy Society of America, Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry, Fellow of Royal Society of Medicine, Fellow of Society of Biology,Fellow of Royal College of Pathologists and Panama National Plaque of Honor for Excellence in Neuroscience.

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George Perry (born April 12, 1953 in Lompoc, California) is a neuroscientist and Dean of the College of Sciences and Professor of Biology at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Perry is recognized in the field of Alzheimer's disease research particularly for his work on oxidative stress.

[edit] Education

Perry received his bachelor's of arts degree in Zoology from University of California, Santa Barbara. After graduation, he headed to Scripps Institution of Oceanography and also studied at Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University and the Marine Biological Laboratory of Woods Hole and obtained his PhD in Marine Biology under David Epel in 1979. He then received a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Cell Biology in the laboratories of Drs. Bill Brinkley, Joseph Bryan and Anthony R. Means at Baylor College of Medicine where he laid the foundation for his observations of cytoskeletal abnormalities.

[edit] Professional Appointments

In 1995, Perry joined the faculty of Case Western Reserve University, where he currently holds an adjunct appointment. He is currently dean of the College of Sciences and professor of biology at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He is distinguished as one of the top Alzheimer’s disease researchers^[1]^[2] with over 900 publications, one of the top 100 most-cited scientists^[3] in Neuroscience & Behavior and one of the top 25 scientists in free radical research.^[4] Perry is highly cited (over 29,000 times;H=88;ISI/over 38,000 times;H=99;Google Scholar)and is recognized as an ISI highly cited researcher.^[5]^[6] Perry is editor for numerous journals and is editor-in-chief for the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. He is fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences and past-president of the American Association of Neuropathologists.

[edit] Research focus

Perry's research is primarily focused on the mechanism of formation and physiological consequences of the cytopathology of Alzheimer disease. He has played a key role in elucidating oxidative damage as the initial cytopathological abnormality in Alzheimer disease. He is currently working to determine the sequence of events leading to neuronal oxidative damage and the source of the increased oxygen radicals. His current studies focus on two issues: (i) the metabolic basis for the mitochondrial damage restricted to vulnerable neurons; and (ii) the consequences of RNA oxidation on protein synthesis rate and fidelity.

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[0] Alzheimer's Disease

[1] Article: "Alzheimer's disease research: scientific productivity and impact of the top 100 investigators in the field" by Aaron A. Sorensen

[2] -cites - The 100 Most-Cited Scientists in Neuroscience

[3] Lab Registry

[4] ISI Highly Cited Researchers

[5] Researcher ID Profile

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George Perry

Born	April 12, 1953 (1953-04-12) (age 58) Point Conception, Lompoc, California
Residence	San Antonio, Texas
Citizenship	United States
Fields	Neurology, Pathology
Institutions	Baylor College of Medicine (1979-82), Case Western Reserve University (1982-present), University of Alaska (2001-present) and University of Texas at San Antonio (2006-present)
Alma mater	Allan Hancock College (A.A., 1973), University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., 1974), Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University and Scripps Institution of Oceanography of University of California at San Diego (Ph.D., 1979)
Doctoral advisor	David Epel
Other academic advisors	Bill Brinkley, Joseph Bryan, Anthony R. Means and Pierluigi Gambetti
Notable students	Paula Moreira, Mark Smith and Quan Liu
Known for	Discoveries concerning neuronal oxidation of nucleic acids in Alzheimer's disease
Notable awards	Denham Harman Research Award [American Aging Association], Alzheimer Award and Medal (twice)Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, ISI highly cited researcher, Iberoamerican Molecular Biology Organization, AAAS Fellow, Corresponding Member of Sciences Academy of Lisbon, Spanish Royal Academy of Sciences and the Mexican Academy of Sciences, SACNAS Distinguished Professional Mentor, member of the Dana Alliance, Senior Investigator Award International College of Geriatric Psychoneuropharmacology, Fellow of Linnean Society of London, Fellow of Microscopy Society of America, Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry, Fellow of Royal Society of Medicine, Fellow of Society of Biology,Fellow of Royal College of Pathologists and Panama National Plaque of Honor for Excellence in Neuroscience.