Neuroimmune Pharmacology (PDF)

Tsuneya Ikezu, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience

Associate Director, Center for Neurovirology and Neurodegenerative Disorders

Description: Dr. Ikezu was born in Tokyo, Japan, obtained MD-PhD (Clinical Pharmacology in Major) from University of Tokyo School of Medicine, and had post-doctoral training at UCSF (Immunology), Harvard Medical School (Clinical Pharmacology), and Cleveland Clinic Foundation (Neuroscience). He is currently Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, and Associate Director of Center for Neurovirology and Neurodegenerative Disorders, University of Nebraska Medical Center

Howard E. Gendelman, M.D.

Larson Professor of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases

Chair, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience

Director, Center for Neurovirology and Neurodegenerative Disorders

Dr. Howard Gendelman is the Larson Professor of Medicine and Chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience and Director of the Center for Neurovirology and Neurodegenerative Disorders at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Pennsylvania State University followed by fellowship training and faculty appointments at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, the Johns Hopkins University Medical Center, the National Institutes of Health, and the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. He has gained international attention for his work on common mechanisms of nerve damage in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and HIV-1-associated dementia. His research has lead to groundbreaking discoveries on how inflammation causes nerve cell damage and how drugs and vaccines can be used to reverse it.

"This book Neuroimmune Pharmacology edited by Drs. Ikezu and Gendelman presents a complete and comprehensive assessment of the basic concepts, current research, and cutting-edge technology regarding the disciplines of neuroscience, immunology, and pharmacology that has been assembled by more than 80 experts. It is an in-depth resource for beginners as well as for experts in the field. The text is clear and concise and includes pertinent concepts related to the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases from a viewpoint of basic immunology and pharmacology."

"The topics are concise, bolstered by datafrom pioneering and current research in the area, and conclude with a summary and a series of review questions. Each section leads into the next section so as to establish afoundation for the subsequent topic area to be addressed. The ordering of the sections is particularly beneficial to students just starting out in the field, allowing them to grasp the fundamental concepts of neuroanatomy, neurobiology, and neuroimmunology before applying that knowledge to specific disease states. Advanced students will also find the textbook helpful in offering a review of previously learned concepts and a multiplicity of chapters that comprehensively cover specific topics to be addressed in the later two sections." (Shilpa J. Buch & Rachel Williams, Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology, September, 2008)