Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Department Faculty

Ricardo Loret de Mola, MD

Katherine Hild-Mosley, MD

Casey Younkin, MD

Victoria Nichols-Johnson, MD

Gary Johnson, MD

Chad Huston, MD

Elizabeth Ramsey Unal, MD

L. Stewart Massad, MD

Current Faculty Openings

Volunteer Clinical Faculty

Volunteer Clinical Faculty

Mary McAsey, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Director of Research

Undergraduate	University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh WI	1975 BS Biology
Graduate	University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh WI	1978 MS Biology
Postgraduate	University of Arizona, Tucson AZ	1994 PhD
Postdoctoral	University of Arizona, Tucson AZ	1995 Research Associate Department Ob/Gyn
Associate Professor	Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Springfield IL	1996-present, Director of Research & REI Laboratories
Board Certification	High Complexity Clinical Laboratory Director	American Board of Bioanalysts
Selected Service Contributions	Laboratory Animal Care and Use Committee SIU School of Medicine, Springfield IL	1997-present
	Curriculum 2000 Design Group: Ob/Gyn & Pediatrics SIU School of Medicine, Springfield IL	1999-present
Special Intrests: Neuroendocrine role of estrogen in aging and neurodegenerative diseases, mechanisms of cell death induction by alpha tocopherol succinate in ovarian and cervical cancer, neuroprotective mechanisms in the preterm infant, diseases of pregnancy
Selected publications: Hughes LF, McAsey ME, Donathan CL, Smith T, Coney PJ, Struble RG. The effects of hormone replacement therapy on olfactory sensitivity: cross-sectional and longitudinal studies. Climacteric. 2002; 5:140-150. Struble RG, Rosario E, Kircher M, Ludwig S, McAdamis PJ, Watabe K, McAsey M, Cady C, Nathan BP. Regional specific brain apolipoprotein E modulation during the estrous cycle and by exogenous 17b estradiol in the mouse. Journal of Experimental Neurology. 2003; 183:638-44. Nathan BP, Barsukova AG, Shen F, McAsey M, Struble RG. Estrogen facilitates neurite extension via apolipotrotein E in cultured adult mouse cortical neurons, Endocrinology. 2004; 145:3065-3073. McAsey ME, Cady C, Jackson LM, Li M, Randall S, Nathan BP, Struble RG. Time course of response to estradiol replacement in ovariectomized mice: Brain apolipoprotein e and synaptophysin transiently increase and glial fibrillary acidic protein is suppressed. Exp Neurol. 2006; 197:197-205. Welch, P, Amankwah K, Miller P, McAsey M, Torry DS. Correlation of placental perfusion and PlGF protein expression in early human pregnancy. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Accepted.

Mary McAsey, Ph.D. Associate Professor Director of Research

Mary McAsey, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Director of Research