Research Interests / Areas of Expertise:
Dr. Uemura primarily investigates the regulatory mechanisms of neuronal glucose in Alzheimer's patients.


Education & Certifications:
D.V.M.: Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan, 1966.
M.S.: Anatomy, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, 1973.
Ph.D.: Pathology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1976.


Teaching:
Microscopic Anatomy -- BMS 332
Neurobiology -- BMS 337


Selected Publications:
Prapong, T., E. Uemura, W.H. Hsu, P. Heine & J. Buss. The effect of amyloid ß-peptide on GLUT3 mRNA transcription and GLUT3 translocation to the plasma membrane. Exper. Neurol., In Press.

Uemura, E. & H. West Greenlee. Amyloid ß-peptide prevents exocytosis and inhibits neuronal glucose uptake. Exper. Neurol., In Press.

Prapong, T., E. Uemura, & Hsu, W., Gs protein and cAMP-dependent protein kinase mediate amyloid ß-peptide inhibition of neuronal glucose uptake. Exper Neurol., 167:59-64, 2001.

Goodwin, J.L., Kehrli, M.E., Jr., Uemura, E.; Integrin Mac-1 and ß-amyloid in microglial release of nitric oxide. Brain Res 768:279-286, 1997.

Parpura-Gill, A., Beitz, D., and Uemura, E.; The inhibitory effects of ß-amyloid on glutamate and glucose uptakes by cultured astrocytes.; Brain Res 754:65-71, 1997.

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Honors & Awards:
ISU SCAVMA Teaching Award, Basic Sciences, 1997-98.

NSF (Ad hoc reviewer), NIH (Ad hoc reviewer), 1993, 1996.

NIH (Special Study Section), 1985-1987.

National Science Foundation (Ad Hoc Reviewer for Dev. Neurosci. Program), 1983.


Memberships:
Society for Neuroscience
American Association of Veterinary Anatomists
World Association of Veterinary Anatomists
Sigma Xi