About Dr. Van Nostrand
William E. Van Nostrand, Ph.D
Professor of Research Medicine
Contact Information
Department of Neurosurgery
Health Sciences Center T-12/089
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-8122
Tel. No. (631) 444-1661
FAX No (631) 444-2560
E-mail William.VanNostrand@stonybrook.edu
Education
| 1976-78 | A.A.S. Biological Technology; State University of New York,Farmingdale, New York |
| 1978-80 | B.S. Biochemistry; State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York |
| 1981-85 | Ph.D. Biological Sciences; Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, California; Research Advisor: Dr. Dennis D. Cunningham |
Academic Positions
| 1985-88 | Postdoctoral Fellow; Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine; Research Advisor: Dr. Dennis D. Cunningham |
| 1988-94 | Research Assistant Professor Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine |
| 1994-95 |
Associate Adjunct Professor |
| 1995-99 | Associate Professor Department of Medicine Stony Brook University |
| 1999-present | Professor, Department of Medicine Stony Brook University |
| National and Private Advisory Committees | |
| 1993 | National Institute on Aging Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Project Site Visit Review Committee |
| 1995 | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute National Institutes of Health Advisory Committee "Regulation of CNS Function by Blood Proteins" |
| 1996 | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Hematology 2 Ad Hoc Study Section Review Member |
| 1996-98 | National Institutes of Health Neurological Sciences 3 Study Section Review Member |
| 1996-present | Alzheimer's Association Research Proposal Reviewer |
| 1997, 2004 | NIA/NIH Program Project Site Visit Review Committee |
| 1998-2003 | NIH Brain Disorders and Clinical Neurosciences 3 Study Section Review Member |
| 2003-present | NIH Cell Death and Injury in Neurodegeneration Study Section Review Member |
| 2005 | NINDS/NIH Workshop “Vascular Cognitive Impairment: Harmonization Criteria” |
| 2006 | NINDS/NIH Workshop “Cell Biology of Vascular Cognitive Impairment” |
| 2006 | NIH Brain Injury and Neurovascular Pathologies Ad Hoc Study Section Review Member |
| Editorial Board Member | |
| 1997-present | Journal of Biological Chemistry |
| 1997-present | Amyloid |
| 2003-present | Current Alzheimer’s Research |
| Societies | |
| 1992-present | Society for Neuroscience |
| 1998-present | American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| Awards | |
| 1981-88 | NIH Predoctoral Carcinogenesis Training Grant, No. GM07134-07 |
| 1985-88 | George E. Hewitt Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowship |
| 1995-00 | National Institutes of Health, RCDA Grant No. HL03229 |
| 2000-02 | Alzheimer’s Association, Zenith Award |
| Current Grant Support | |
| National Institutes of Health | |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | |
| Alzheimer’s Association | |
Patents
| 1. | D.D. Cunningham, S.L. Wagner, and W.E. Van Nostrand. Monoclonal Antibodies Specific For Protease Nexin-1 and Purification of Protease Nexin-1 Using Monoclonal Antibodies. United States Patent #5,134,076 (1992). |
| 2. | W.E. Van Nostrand, S.L. Wagner and D.D. Cunningham. Purification, Detection, and Methods of Use of Protease Nexin-2. United States Patent #5,213,962 (1993). |
| 3. | W.E. Van Nostrand, S.L. Wagner and D.D. Cunningham. Methods of Diagnosis of Amyloidoses. United States Patent #5,270,165 (1993). |
| 4. | W.E. Van Nostrand, S.L. Wagner and D.D. Cunningham. Monoclonal Antibody Produced Against Native ß-Amyloid Precursor Protein. United States Patent #5,427,931 (1995). |
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