User:John Moffett

John Rodney Moffett, Ph.D.

Education:

Southampton College of LIU, B.S. 1977 - Biology

Southampton College of LIU, B.A. 1977 - Biopsychology

CA State U. Sacramento, 1977-1982 - Neuroscience

Georgetown University, Ph.D. 1988 - Neurobiology

Background:

Georgetown University Predoctoral Fellowship, Sep. 1982 to Jan. 1987. Research Associate, Biology Dept., Georgetown Univ., Feb. 1988 to Jan. 1990. Assistant Research Prof., Biology Dept., Georgetown Univ., Jan 1990 to Jan. 1997. Associate Research Prof., Biology Dept., Georgetown Univ., 1/30/97 9/30/98. Sole Proprietor of a small computer sales company, Oct 1998 to Sept 2001. Research Scientist, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Sept 2001 to Sept 2002. Research Scientist, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda MD Sept 2002 to present.

Technical consultant, Time Life Books: “Mind and Brain” (1993) and “The Medical Advisor” (1996).

Chief Editor: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, volume 576, 2006; “N-Acetylaspartate: A Unique Neuronal Molecule in the Central Nervous System”. Primary author on 20 peer-reviewed research articles in Neuroscience and Immunology.

EXPERTISE IN:

Neuroscience, Neurobiology, Neuroanatomy, Comparative Neurology, Theories of Brain Function, Neurochemistry.

COMPETENCE IN:

General Biology, Immunology, Evolution, Paleontology, Origin of Life, Cell Biology, Neuroendocrinology, Anatomy, Histology, Behavior, Biochemistry, Systems Biology, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy.