Ferris
Associate Professor, Medicine- Endocrinology and Metabolism · University of Virginia
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History
Research
Insulin action in brain regulates systemic metabolism and brain function
Review · Diabetes · 2014 · 512 citations
Regulation of beta-amyloid production in neurons by astrocyte-derived cholesterol
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2021 · 247 citations
Loss of astrocyte cholesterol synthesis disrupts neuronal function and alters whole-body metabolism
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2017 · First of 6 authors · 204 citations
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Grants
- 2022–2027
Mevalonate Pathway Regulation of Astrocyte ApoE
National Institute on Aging · R01
Contact PI · $1.9M · University of Virginia
- 2022–2024
Cholesterol Metabolites as Regulators of Nicastrin
National Institute on Aging · R56
Contact PI · $539.6K · University of Virginia
- 2021–2023
The Brain Cholesterol Interactome
National Institute on Aging · R03
Contact PI · $323K · University of Virginia
- 2012–2017
Insulin and SREBP-2 in Brain Cholesterol Regulation
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · K08
Contact PI · $751.7K · University of Virginia