Joseph Rogers (neuroscientist)

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Joseph Rogers

Born| 1945

United States

Education| B.A. Emory University; Ph.D. University of California, San Diego
Occupation| neuroscientist
Organization| SRI International
Known for| Alzheimer's Disease research, neurodegenerative disorders
Spouse(s)| Mimi Rogers
Children| 3

Joseph Rogers, Ph.D. is a neuroscientist known for his contributions to the research of Alzheimer's Disease and other neurodegenerative disorders.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Biography
* 2 Research
* 3 Other professional activities
* 4 Honors
* 5 References

## Biography

He received a B.A. from Emory University, a Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Salk Institute, later serving there as a staff scientist.[2] He has also held posts at University of Massachusetts Medical School and as a principal investigator in New England's Alzheimer's Disease Center at Harvard University.[2]

## Research

The role of inflammation in Alzheimer's Disease and other neurodegenerative disorders has been a main focus of his work.[3] Contributions include "Inflammation and Alzheimer's Disease Pathogenesis" in Neurobiology of Aging,[4] "Inflammation, Anti-inflammatory Agents, and Alzheimer’s Disease: The Last 22 Years" co-authored with Pat McGeer and Edith McGeer,[5] and as an editor of scholarly publications.[6]

## Other professional activities

Rogers founded Sun Health Research Institute in 1986 near Phoenix, AZ,[7] and served as its President and Senior Scientist until Banner Health's acquisition of the institute in 2008.[8] He later served as Executive Director of Health Sciences in SRI International's Biosciences Division from 2012 to 2020.[7][9]

Rogers is co-founder and board member of One Step Beyond, Inc., a non-profit organization serving individuals who have intellectual/developmental disabilities and their families in Glendale, AZ; Surprise, AZ; Scottsdale, AZ; and the Bay Area, CA.[10]

## Honors

Rogers received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the national Alzheimer's Association.[1]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Joseph Rogers Joins SRI International as Executive Director of New Health Sciences Section in Biosciences Division" (in en-US). https://www.biospace.com/article/-b-joseph-rogers-b-joins-sri-international-as-executive-director-of-new-health-sciences-section-in-biosciences-division-/.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Blufish (2010-03-01). "2010 HCLA - Legislative Impact Award And Lifetime Achievement In Research Award" (in en-US). https://azbigmedia.com/business/health-care/2010-hcla-legislative-impact-award-and-lifetime-achievement-in-research-award/.
3. ↑ "Alzheimer's research earns Joseph Rogers Lifetime Achievement Award at Health Care Heroes breakfast" (in en-US). 2008-08-26. https://flinn.org/alzheimers-research-earns-joseph-rogers-lifetime-achievement-award-at-health-care-heroes-breakfast/.
4. ↑ Rogers, Joseph; Webster, Scott; Lue, Lih-Fen; Brachova, Libuse; Harold Civin, W.; Emmerling, Mark; Shivers, Brenda; Walker, Douglas et al. (1996-09-01). "Inflammation and Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis" (in en). Neurobiology of Aging. Inflammatory Mechanisms and Anti-Inflammatory Therapy in Alzheimer's Disease 17 (5): 681–686. doi:10.1016/0197-4580(96)00115-7. ISSN 0197-4580. PMID 8892340. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0197-4580(96)00115-7.
5. ↑ McGeer, Patrick L.; Rogers, Joseph; McGeer, Edith G. (2016-01-01). "Inflammation, Antiinflammatory Agents, and Alzheimer's Disease: The Last 22 Years" (in en). Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 54 (3): 853–857. doi:10.3233/JAD-160488. ISSN 1387-2877. PMID 27716676. https://content.iospress.com/articles/journal-of-alzheimers-disease/jad160488.
6. ↑ Rogers, Joseph (2001). Neuroinflammatory Mechanisms in Alzheimer's Disease Basic and Clinical Research. Basel: Birkhäuser Basel. ISBN 978-3-0348-8350-4. OCLC 851702919. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/851702919.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Participating Institutions – Arizona Alzheimer's Consortium" (in en-US). http://azalz.org/about-us/participating-institutions/.
8. ↑ "Banner completes acquisition of Sun Health" (in en-US). 2008-09-03. https://flinn.org/banner-completes-acquisition-of-sun-health/.
9. ↑ "Examining Alzheimer's as a Syndrome" (in en-US). 2013-02-08. https://www.sri.com/blog-archive/examining-alzheimers-as-a-syndrome/.
10. ↑ "» Board". https://osbi.org/board/page/2/.

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