Gregory Brewer

Department: Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Cell Biology

Office location:
801 N. Rutledge, SCLF2, Room 2640
Southern Illinois University
Springfield IL 9626

Office Telephone Number:(217) 545-5230

Lab Telephone Number: (217) 545-5731

Email Address: gbrewer@siumed.edu

Website: http://www.som.siu.edu/mmi/faculty/Brewer.htm

Educational Background:

Postdoctoral fellowship, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1974

PhD Bbiology, University of California San Diego in La Jolla, 1972

Bachelor’s, California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, 1968

Research Interests:

Molecular and Cellular Biology: Aging and Alzheimer's disease

Neuron development and synaptogenesis

Neuronal networks

Brain cancer treatment

Recent Publications :

Brewer GJ, Boehler MD, Jones TT, Wheeler BC. (2008) NbActiv4 medium for neurons increases synaptic densities and network spike rates on multielectrode arrays compared to Neurobasal/B27. J Neurosci Meth 170:181-187. PM:18308400

Vernekar VN, Cullen DK, Fogleman N, Choi Y, Garcia AJ, Allen MG, Brewer GJ, LaPlaca MC. (2008) Cytocompatibility of SU-8 2000 with primary neuronal cultures. J Biomed Mater Res A, April 22 Epub PM:18431778.

Brewer GJ, Boehler MD, Pearson R, DeMaris A, Wheeler BC. (2008) Neuron network activity scales exponentially with synapse density. J Neural Eng 6:1401. PM:19104141.