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Katherine Conant, MD, Neurology, Washington, DC

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Neurology • Washington, DC

Professor, Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University

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  • Office

    3970 Reservoir Rd
    Research Bldg EP-16
    Washington, DC 20007

Summary

  • Dr. Katherine Conant is a former neurologist and presently a neuroscientist based in Washington DC. She obtained her medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine and completed her residency in neurology at MedStar Health/Georgetown University Hospital. Her background includes a degree in biochemistry from Cornell University and a post-doctoral fellowship at the NIH's Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Neuroscience. Her research is focused on how aberrant remodeling of the brains extracellular matrix impairs mood and cognition.

Education & Training

  • NIH, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Neuroscience
    NIH, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and NeurosciencePost-Doctoral Fellowship, 1992 - 1998
  • MedStar Health Georgetown University
    MedStar Health Georgetown UniversityResidency, Neurology, 1989 - 1992
  • Boston City Hospital
    Boston City HospitalInternship, Pre-Residency Training, 1987 - 1988
  • Boston University School of Medicine
    Boston University School of MedicineClass of 1987
  • Cornell University
    Cornell UniversityA.B., Biochemistry

Certifications & Licensure

  • Neurology
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Ciba Geigy award for excellence in neuroscience BUSM, 1987
  • Phi Beta Kappa Theta Chapter New York, 1983

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Grant Support

  • ECM regulation and neuronal plasticity in mice harboring a common risk allele for Alzheimer'sGEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY2022–2027
  • ECM regulation and neuronal plasticity in mice harboring a common risk allele for Alzheimer'sGEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY2022–2027
  • Perineuronal proteolysis and circuit dysfunction in HANDNINDS2018–2023
  • MMPs as mediators of anti-depressant associated hippocampal plasticityNIMH2019–2021
  • Mmps, Integrins And Microglial Activation In HandNational Institute Of Mental Health2012
  • MMP-7 And Snare Cleavage In NeuroinflammationNational Institute On Aging2009
  • MMPS And Synaptic Injury With Hiv/MethNational Institute On Drug Abuse2008
  • MMP-7 And Snare Cleavage In NeuroinflammationNational Institute On Aging2008
  • MMPS And Synaptic Injury With Hiv/MethNational Institute On Drug Abuse2007–2008
  • MMPS In Neural NetworkingNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2005–2006
  • Thrombin Signaling And HIV DementiaNational Institute Of Mental Health2004–2006
  • MMPS In HIV Dementia: Effects On BBB Structure/FunctionNational Institute Of Mental Health2001–2003
  • HIV 1 Proteins And Drugs Of Abuse And MetalloproteasesNational Institute On Drug Abuse2000–2003
  • Metalloproteinases As Mediators Of CNS Injury In AIDSNational Institute Of Mental Health1999

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