Emalick Njie


Advanced Concentration

Neuroscience

Mentor

Wolfgang J. Streit, Ph.D. & David Borchelt, Ph.D.

Department

Neuroscience

Enrolled 

August 2005

Lab Room

L4-166, L2-162

Lab Phone

E-mail

emalick@ufl.edu

Education

B.S., Behavioral Neuroscience, Northeastern University

Dissertation Research

The Use of Microglia and Neuronal Stem Cells to Characterize and Modulate Amyloid Beta Catabolism
Publications
Streit WJ, Miller KR, Lopes KO, and Njie EG. Microglial degeneration in the aging brain - Bad news for neurons. Front Biosci. 2008 May 1;13:3423-38.  abstract
Abstracts Presented at Meetings

Njie EG, Boelen E, Borchelt DR, Streit WJ. Characterization of acutely isolated microglial cells of the aged brain.  American Health Assistance Foundation Alzheimer's Disease Meeting, Washington, DC, 2008.

Njie EG, Zheng T, Brown HS, Rowland SS, Steindler DA, Streit WJ, Borchelt DR.  Neuronal stem cells as a therapeutic delivery vehicle for the Aβ degrading protease MMP9.  Sporadic Neurodegeneration Meeting, Boston 2008

Njie EG, Borchelt DR, Streit WJ. Characterization of amyloid degradation capacity in primary microglial cultures.  Society for Neuroscience Meeting, San Diego, 2007.

Njie EG, Borchelt Borchelt DR, Streit WJ. Characterization of amyloid degradation capacity in ex vivo microglia and neuronal stem cell cultures. Southeast Nerve Net. Tallahassee, 2007

Njie EG, Borchelt Borchelt DR, Streit WJ. Characterization of amyloid degradation capacity in ex vivo microglia and neuronal stem cell cultures. University of Florida Medical Guild Day. 2007

Njie EG, Borchelt Borchelt DR, Streit WJ. Characterization of amyloid degradation capacity in ex vivo microglia and neuronal stem cell cultures. Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities. 2007

Honors & Awards
UF Grinter Fellowship Award, 2005-2008
Brain Dub graduate student discussion forum co-founder, 2006 to present
SENN Travel Grant -March 2007
FASEB MARC Travel Grant -April 2007

NIH (NIA) National Research Service Award: Neurobiology of Aging pre-doctoral training grant –July 2007 to 2010


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