WilliamAllenBanksMD
Internal Medicine • Saint Louis, MOGeriatric Medicine
Associate Chief of Staff, Research & Development, Puget Sound, VA. Professor, Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Washington. Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Science, University of Washington. Editor-in Chief, Current Pharmaceutical Design.
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Office
915 N Grand Blvd
Saint Louis, MO 63106Phone+1 314-289-7084Fax+1 314-289-6374
Summary
- Dr. William Banks, MD is a board certified internist in Saint Louis, Missouri. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Missouri and Louisiana. He is affiliated with American Lake VA Medical Center and is an Associate Chief of Staff at Puget Sound.
Education & Training
Tulane UniversityInternship, Internal Medicine, 1979 - 1980
University of Missouri-Columbia School of MedicineClass of 1979
Certifications & Licensure
MO State Medical License 1998 - 2025
LA State Medical License 1979 - 2005- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 445 citationsPlasma exosomal α-synuclein is likely CNS-derived and increased in Parkinson’s diseaseMin Shi, Changqin Liu, Travis J. Cook, Kristin M. Bullock, Yanchun Zhao
Acta Neuropathologica. 2014-07-06 - 150 citationsCNS tau efflux via exosomes is likely increased in Parkinson's disease but not in Alzheimer's diseaseMin Shi, Andrej Kovac, Ane Korff, Travis J. Cook, Carmen Ginghina
Alzheimer's & Dementia. 2016-11-01 - 168 citationsThe blood-brain barrier in neuroimmunology: Tales of separation and assimilationWilliam A. Banks
Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. 2015-02-01
Grant Support
- Mitochondrial Carbonic Anhydrases And Diabetic Blood-Brain Barrier DisruptionNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2011–2012
- Oxidative Dysfunction Of LRP At The Blood-Brain Barrier In Alzheimer'S DiseaseNational Institute On Aging2010–2012
- Polypeptide Modification For Enhanced Brain DeliveryNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2010–2012
- Control Of Drug Delivery To The CNS: Modulating P-Glycoprotein ActivityVeterans Affairs2011
- Oxidative Dysfunction Of LRP At The Blood-Brain Barrier In Alzheimer'S DiseaseNational Institute On Aging2008–2009
- Prion Transport Across The Blood-Brain BarrierNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2006–2009
- Opiate Addiction And HIV-1 Induced Release Of CytokinesNational Institute On Drug Abuse2005–2006
- PTS1 Regulation Of Brain MET ENK Levels In AlcoholismNational Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism2001–2004
- Mechanisms Of HIV Transport Across The BBBNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2000–2004
- GP120 Penetration Of BBB In ADCNational Institute Of Mental Health1998–1999
- GP120 Penetration Of BBB In ADCNational Institute Of Mental Health1995–1997
- Mechanisms Of Aluminum/Blood Brain Barrier InteractionsNational Institute Of Mental Health1985
