Christina M. Tognoni, PhD

Instructor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Christina M. Tognoni, Ph.D. is an Instructor of Neurology at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. She received her PhD in Psychology & Neuroscience from Duke University. She continued her training as a Fellow in Pathology & Laboratory Medicine with Jan K. Blusztajn at Boston University. She was also a Post Doc in Anatomy & Neurobiology with Kathleen S. Rockland at Boston University. She is currently a Post Doc in Neurology with Alpaslan Dedeoglu at VA Boston Healthcare System.

Dr. Tognoni is a member of the Society for Neuroscience, a board member of the Boston University Postdoctoral Association, and a Committee member of the Boston Postdoctoral Association Career Development Committee.

Publications

  • 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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  • Published 5/7/2023

    Carreras I, Jung Y, Lopez-Benitez J, Tognoni CM, Dedeoglu A. Fingolimod mitigates memory loss in a mouse model of Gulf War Illness amid decreasing the activation of microglia, protein kinase R, and NF?B. Neurotoxicology. 2023 May; 96:197-206. PMID: 37160207.

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  • Published 11/18/2022

    Jung Y, Lopez-Benitez J, Tognoni CM, Carreras I, Dedeoglu A. Dysregulation of sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) and S1P receptor 1 signaling in the 5xFAD mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. Brain Res. 2023 Jan 15; 1799:148171. PMID: 36410428.

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Other Positions

  • Postdoctoral Researcher (previously held)
    VA Boston Healthcare System

Education

  • Duke University, PhD
  • Duke University, MA
  • Wellesley College, BA