Alpaslan Dedeoglu, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Alpaslan Dedeoglu received his MD from the Istanbul University School of Medicine and completed a pharmacology program at the Marmara University in 1992. During and after his pharmacology program he worked at the University of Arizona, Ohio State University, and Massachusetts General Hospital; he then joined Boston University in 2000. Dr. Dedeoglu’s major research interests are neuroanatomy, neuropathology, and the neurochemistry of animal models of neurodegenerative disorders. His labs are located at the Boston VA Medical Center. Dr. Dedeoglu is the PI of several ongoing projects that are funded by the NIH, VA, and private foundations. He also works with therapeutic trials in rodent models of neurodegenerative disorders.

Publications

  • Published 1/14/2026

    Tognoni CM, Ghosh Biswas R, Suar ZM, Carreras I, Dedeoglu A, Jenkins BG. Protection of multiple aspects of Alzheimer's disease pathology using dietary supplementation with taurine. Sci Rep. 2026 Jan 14; 16(1):2919. PMID: 41535685.

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  • Published 10/6/2025

    Tognoni CM, Biswas RG, Suar ZM, Carreras I, Dedeoglu A, Jenkins BG. Protection of multiple aspects of Alzheimer's disease pathology using dietary supplementation with taurine. Res Sq. 2025 Oct 06. PMID: 41282082.

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  • Published 4/28/2024

    Jung Y, Ay B, Cyr SM, Tognoni CM, Klovdahl K, Matthias J, Cui Q, Brooks DJ, Bouxsein ML, Carreras I, Dedeoglu A, Bastepe M. Amyloid-ß neuropathology induces bone loss in male mice by suppressing bone formation and enhancing bone resorption. Bone Rep. 2024 Jun; 21:101771. PMID: 38725879.

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  • Published 3/26/2024

    Ay B, Cyr SM, Klovdahl K, Zhou W, Tognoni CM, Iwasaki Y, Rhee EP, Dedeoglu A, Simic P, Bastepe M. Ga11 deficiency increases fibroblast growth factor 23 levels in a mouse model of familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia. JCI Insight. 2024 Mar 26; 9(9). PMID: 38530370.

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  • Published 6/14/2023

    Almarhoumi R, Alvarez C, Harris T, Tognoni CM, Paster BJ, Carreras I, Dedeoglu A, Kantarci A. Microglial cell response to experimental periodontal disease. J Neuroinflammation. 2023 Jun 14; 20(1):142. PMID: 37316834.

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Other Positions

  • Graduate Medical Sciences Educator and Mentor (Primary Mentor of Graduate Students)
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences

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Education

  • Istanbul University, MD
  • Marmara University, PhD

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