Journal of Alzheimers Disease & Parkinsonism
Open Access

Kristina Kiger

 Ohio State University, USA

Biography

Kristina Kiger is a Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience & Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics at the Ohio State University and Medical Center, is a leading authority on the consequences of chronic brain inflammation and animal models of Alzheimer's disease. She is also a member of the OSU Center for Brain and Spinal Cord Repair. She received a B.A. degree in psychology and biology from Albion College and a Ph.D. in Neurotoxicology. She joined the faculty of the Departments of Psychology and Pathology at the Johns Hopkins University for nine years and served as a Program Director for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory & Biological Basis of Behavior Program, Division of Behavioral and Neural Sciences, at the National Science Foundation. She joined the faculty of the University of Arizona and was a research scientist in the Division of Neural Systems, Memory & Aging for 15 years.

Research Interest

Adolescent Behaviour, Archives of Medicine, Anatomy & Physiology, Endocrinology & Metabolic Syndrome, Neurologic Physical Therapy