Friedman Distinguished Professor
Neurology
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John C. Morris, MD, is the Harvey and Dorismae Hacker Friedman Distinguished Professor of Neurology, Professor of Pathology and Immunology, Professor of Physical Therapy, and Director of the Memory and Aging Project, and the Center for Aging at Washington University.
Dr. Morris also serves as Director and Principal Investigator for the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) and a complementary Program Project entitled Healthy Aging and Senile Dementia (HASD), both of which are funded by the National Institute on Aging.
Research efforts through the ADRC and HASD focus on identifying causal and risk factor mechanisms in the development of AD and other dementias, biochemical and clinical-behavioral indicators of disease onset and progression, and potential therapeutic and preventative agents. Research participants and family members take part in annual, longitudinal assessments through the ADRC's clinical office, the Memory and Aging Project (MAP). MAP participants are also invited to take part in various ancillary studies supported by the ADRC, such as clinical drug trials, and provide biological and imaging specimens for basic research projects in affiliated labs in Neurology and other Departments. Dr. Morris and other ADRC neurologists see patients for dementia-related care through the Memory Diagnostic Center.
Together, ADRC and HASD structures support over 200 University personnel (faculty, staff, fellows, residents, students) in advanced study of cognitive aging, Alzheimer's disease and other dementing disorders.
Research Publications
Price JL, Morris JC (2004 Jul). So what if tangles precede plaques? Neurobiol Aging. 25 (6): 721-3; discussion 743-6. Full Article >
Schafer KA, Tractenberg RE, Sano M, Mackell JA, Thomas RG, Gamst A, Thal LJ, Morris JC (2004 Oct). Reliability of Monitoring the Clinical Dementia Rating in Multicenter Clinical Trials. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 18 (4): 219-222. Full Article >
Csernansky JG, Hamstra J, Wang L, McKeel D, Price JL, Gado M, Morris JC (2004 Oct). Correlations Between Antemortem Hippocampal Volume and Postmortem Neuropathology in AD Subjects. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 18 (4): 190-195. Full Article >
McKeel DW Jr, Price JL, Miller JP, Grant EA, Xiong C, Berg L, Morris JC (2004 Oct). Neuropathologic criteria for diagnosing Alzheimer disease in persons with pure dementia of Alzheimer type. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 63 (10): 1028-37. Full Article >
Buckner RL, Head D, Parker J, Fotenos AF, Marcus D, Morris JC, Snyder AZ (2004 Oct). A unified approach for morphometric and functional data analysis in young, old, and demented adults using automated atlas-based head size normalization: reliability and validation against manual measurement of total intracranial volume. Neuroimage. 23 (2): 724-38. Full Article >
Renner JA, Burns JM, Hou CE, McKeel DW Jr, Storandt M, Morris JC (2004 Oct 12). Progressive posterior cortical dysfunction: a clinicopathologic series. Neurology. 63 (7): 1175-80. Full Article >
Contact Info
John C. Morris, M.D.
Office Location: Suite 101 4488 Forest Park Ave.
Office Phone: 314-286-2881
Other Phone: 314-286-2683
Campus Box: 8111
Fax: 314-286-2448
morrisj@neuro.wustl.edu
http://www.neuro.wustl.edu/people/morris.html
