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Rodney W. Johnson

Professor
Division of Nutritional Sciences
University of Illinois at urbana champaign
United States of America

Professor Nutrition
Biography

He has done his Ph.D., 1992, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, M.S., 1989, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, B.S., 1986, Truman State University, Kirksville, Missouri.

Research Intrest

animal models investigates how infection, nutrient deficiencies, and birth weight affect brain and cognitive development; and how aging results in neuroinflammation and deterioration of brain health. A special focus is on how diet influences the communication between the immune system and brain.

List of Publications
Jurgens, H. A., K. Amancherla, and R. W. Johnson. 2012. Influenza infection induces neuroinflammation, alters hippocampal neuron morphology and impairs cognition in adult mice. J. Neurosci. 32:3958-3968.
Leyshon, B. J., E. C. Radlowski, A. T. Mudd, A. J. Steelman, and R. W. Johnson. 2016. Postnatal iron deficiency alters brain development in piglets. J. Nutr. doi: 10.3945/jn.115.223636.
animal models investigates how infection, nutrient deficiencies, and birth weight affect brain and cognitive development; and how aging results in neuroinflammation and deterioration of brain health. A special focus is on how diet influences the communication between the immune system and brain.
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