Gunnar Keppler Gouras MD
Professor of Neuroscience and Head of the Experimental Dementia Research Unit in the Department of Experimental Medical Science in the Faculty of Medicine at Lund University. Previously, Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York.
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5225 Sycamore Ave.Bronx, NY 10471
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Summary
- Dr. Gunnar Gouras is a neurologist based in Bronx, NY, with extensive experience in Alzheimer's disease. He completed his medical education at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1989, followed by an internship in Internal Medicine at Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Lenox Hill Hospital (but at the time affiliate of Cornell Univ. Medical College), and neurology residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital/Longwood program/Harvard Medical School between 1992 and 1995. Dr. Gouras has contributed to multiple publications focusing on neurological research, in particular relating to Alzheimer's disease. His research work has been published in respected journals such as Nature Neuroscience, Nature Medicine, and Nature Aging, with numerous of his papers being cited by other scholars in the field.
Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Neurology, 1992 - 1995
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Lenox Hill HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1991 - 1992
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License Active through 2013
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Zenith award Alzheimer Association, 2007
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Perivascular macrophages in the central nervous system: insights into their roles in health and disease.Xiaoni Zhan, Shuying Wang, Nicholas Bèchet, Gunnar Gouras, Gehua Wen
Cell Death & Disease. 2025-04-28 - 6 citationsSoluble cerebral Aβ protofibrils link Aβ plaque pathology to changes in CSF Aβ/Aβratios, neurofilament light and tau in Alzheimer's disease model mice.Emelie Andersson, Nils Lindblom, Shorena Janelidze, Gemma Salvadó, Eleni Gkanatsiou
Nature Aging. 2025-03-01 - 7 citationsMicroglia degrade Alzheimer's amyloid-beta deposits extracellularly via digestive exophagy.Rudy G Jacquet, Fernando González Ibáñez, Katherine Picard, Lucy Funes, Mohammadparsa Khakpour
Cell Reports. 2024-12-24
Press Mentions
Texas University Awards $4 Million for Groundbreaking Alzheimer’s ResearchJune 20th, 2022- Umbilical Cord with Presenilin Mutation Births New Cell Model of Familial ADMay 28th, 2020
New Imaging Method Sheds Light on Alzheimer's DiseaseMarch 25th, 2020- Join now to see all
Grant Support
- Biology Of Alzheimer Amyloid In NeuronsNational Institute On Aging2006–2010
- Intraneuronal Abeta Accumulation: Mechanism Of PathogenesisNational Institute On Aging2007–2009
- The Subcellular Neuropathology Of Alzheimer'S DiseaseNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2003–2007
- Regulation Of Alzheimer Amyloid By NeuronsNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2002–2003
- Signal Transduction Pathways Of Gonadal HormonesNational Institute On Aging2001–2002
- Regulation Of Alzheimer Amyloid Generation By NeuronsNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1999–2001
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