Director, Neuropathology
Professor of Pathology
Edward_Stopa@Brown.edu
T: 401 444-5155
F: 401 444-8514
Rhode Island Hospital
Department of Pathology
APC 12
593 Eddy St.
Providence, RI 02903
Medical education/Graduate education:
M.D.C.M., McGill University, Montreal, P.Q., 1980
Residency:
Internship, Flexible, Framingham Union Hospital, Framingham, MA, 1980-1981
Residency, Anatomic Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, 1981-1983
Fellowship:
Neuropathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, 1983-1985
Board certification:
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners, 1981
Anatomic Pathology, Neuropathology, Board Certified, American Board of Pathology, 1987
Research interests:
Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease; Circadian Rhythms, Neuroendocrinology
Current approved research grants:
Genetic Models of Human Dementias (Subproject) Co-Investigator. Type: COBRE RFA RR00-003
Peptide Regulation of the Choroid Plexus-CSF System. Co-investigator; Type 1R01NS27601-06.
Heart Disease, CNS Dysfunction and Outcome in the Elderly. Co-investigator: Type: 5R01AG17975-02.
Most recent significant publications:
Donahue, JD, Berzin, TM, Rafi, MS, Glass, DJ, Yancopoulos, GD, Fallon, JR, and Stopa, EG. Agrin in Alzheimer's disease: Altered solubility and abnormal distribution within microvasculature and brain parenchyma. Proc Natl Acad Sci 96:6468-6479 ,1999.
Stopa, EG, Kim, S, Song, P, Berzin, T, Kuo-Leblanc, V, Rodriguez-Wolf, M, Baird, A, and Johanson, CE. Human choroid plexus growth factors: What are the implications for CSF and brain? Exp Neurol. 2001 Jan;167(1):40-7.
