EdwardHKooMD

Cytopathology, Neuropathology, Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology

Professor, Neurosciences, UCSD School of Medicine

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Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Neurology, 1987 - 1988
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1985 - 1987
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Neurology, 1982 - 1985
University of North Carolina HospitalsInternship, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1982
Duke University School of MedicineClass of 1980

PubMed

42 citations
Tauopathy-associated PERK alleles are functional hypomorphs that increase neuronal vulnerability to ER stress.
Shauna H. Yuan, Nobuhiko Hiramatsu, Qing Liu, Xuehan Victoria Sun, David Lenh
Human Molecular Genetics. 2018-11-15
1449 citations
Amyloid β-peptide is produced by cultured cells during normal metabolism
Christian Haass, Michael G. Schlossmacher, Albert Y. Hung, Carmen Vigo-Pelfrey, A Mellon
Nature. 1992-09-24
884 citations
Probing sporadic and familial Alzheimer’s disease using induced pluripotent stem cells
Mason A. Israel, Shauna H. Yuan, Cedric Bardy, Sol M. Reyna, Yangling Mu
Nature. 2012-02-09

UC San Diego Professors Named Fellows of American Association for the Advancement of ScienceFebruary 12th, 2016

Training In The Neuroplasticity Of AgingNational Institute On Aging2002–2012
Cellular Mechanisms Of Y-Secretase Modulation And Efficacy Of Combination TreatmeNational Institute On Aging2009–2011
Synaptic Damage In Models Of Beta-Amyloid Associated PathologyNational Institute On Aging2007–2011
Novel Mechanisms Of Nsaid Action In Alzheimer'S DiseaseNational Institute On Aging2003–2011
Administrative CoreNational Institute On Aging2009
Abeta42 Altering Compounds: Mechanisms Of ActionNational Institute On Aging2008
Role Of APP And Interacting Proteins In Synaptic DamageNational Institute On Aging2004–2008
APP Trafficking And The Pathways Of A Beta FormationNational Institute On Aging1998–2007
Novel Mechanisms Of Nsaid Action In Alzheimer DiseaseNational Institute On Aging2002–2006
Cellular Mechanisms Of Nsaid Induced A-Beta 42 ReductionNational Institute On Aging2002
APP Internalization--Prerequisite For Abeta Formation?National Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1996–2000
APP Internalization--Prerequisite For AB FormationNational Institute On Aging1996
APP Internalization--Prerequisite For Abeta Formation?National Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1996
APP Internalization--Prerequisite For AB FormationNational Institute On Aging1994–1995