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Bio

Abdulbaki Agbas, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department: Biochemistry

Phone: 816-654-7614

Campus Office: DCR-206

Aagbas@kcumb.edu

Member of faculty since: 2010
Curriculum Vitae

Education

Ph.D. in 1988, University of Szeged/ Szeged-HUNGARY, 1988

M.S. in Biochemistry, Ataturk University/Erzurum-TURKEY, 1985

B.S. in Chemistry, Ataturk Univeristy/ Erzurum-TURKEY, 1980

Teaching Interests/Courses

Alcohol Metabolism

Lipid Biochemistry

Neurochemistry

Research Interests

Mitochondrial Bioenergetics in Neurodegeneration

Zinc Homeostatis in Motorneurons

Molecular Biology of Aging and Neurodegeneration

Grants/Funding

Reactive Oxygen Species and Aging (P01 AG012993-11A2), National Institute of Aging, 04/2007 - Present
Principal Investigator- Dr. Elias K. Michaelis Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Kansas Role: Project-3 Co-Leader

Awards

Molecular Biology of Aging course, The Ellison Medical Foundation, USA, 07/2001

International Training Course Fellowship in Modern Biology, UNESCO/Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Biological Research Center, 09/1988

Travel Award, International Narcotic Research Conference Committee, 08/1988

Professional Affiliations

Member, 01/2012 - Present, American Association for the Advancement of Science
http://www.aaas.org

Member, 01/2012 - Present, The American Society for Cell Biology
http://www.ascb.org

Member, 01/2012 - 12/2012, Society for Neuroscience
http://www.sfn.org

Physican Specialties

Molecular Biology of Aging and Aging Related Neurodegenerative Diseases

Neurobiology (motor neurons and astrocytes)

Biochemistry (Lipids and biological membranes)

Outside Interests

Outdoor Enthusiast

Playing Reed Flute (Nay)

Reading (Historical and philosophical books)

Last updated on: 10/3/2012 10:19:00 AM

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