Valerie C Anderson, Ph.D., M.C.R.
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Background
SUMMARY OF CURRENT RESEARCH Abnormal movement of water into and out of the brain plays a key role in many neurodegenerative disorders. Dr. Anderson's laboratory is focused on the application of high-field magnetic resonance techniques to the study of water permeability and the vascular microenvironment of Alzheimer's disease. EDUCATION M.C.R. Clinical Research, OHSU, Portland, OR (2005) Ph.D.Chemistry, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. (1982) B.S. Chemistry, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA (1976) PREVIOUS POSITIONS Assistant Professor, Dept. of Neurological Surgery, OHSU, Portland, OR 1995- present. Instructor, Division of Neurosurgery, OHSU, Portland, OR 1994-1995. Senior Research Associate, Division of Neurosurgery, OHSU, Portland, OR, 1992-1994. Senior Research Associate, Oregon Graduate Institute, Beaverton, OR, 1988-1992. Research Associate, Portland State University, Portland, OR, 1985-1988. Associate Research Scientist, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 1984-1985. Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C., 1982-1983.
Selected Publications
"Vagus nerve stimulation for partial and generalized epilepsy from infancy to adolescence: Clinical article,"
"A national fundamentals curriculum for neurosurgery PGY1 residents: The 2010 society of neurological surgeons boot camp courses,"
"Emergency neurosurgical care solutions: Acute care surgery, regionalization, and the neurosurgeon: Results of the 2008 CNS consensus session,"
"The blood-brain barrier and microvascular water exchange in alzheimer's disease,"
"Long-term outcome following ilioinguinal neurectomy for chronic pain,"
