School of Medicine

Joyce Benjamins, Ph.D.

2248 Elliman Building
421 E. Canfield Ave.
Detroit, MI 48201

Education:

Albion,Michigan, B.A. 1963
University of Michigan, Ph.D., 1967

Fellowships:

Stanford University School of Medicine Postdoctoral Fellow (Pediatrics and Genetics): 1967 to 1968.

Prior Appointments:

Research Associate (Neurology), Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 1968 to 1969.
Instructor (Neurology), Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; 1969 to 1970.
Assistant Professor (Neurology), Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; 1971 to 1973.
Assistant Professor (Biochemistry), Biological Sciences Research Center, University of North Carolina School of Medicine; 1973 to 1975.

WSU Appointments:

Assistant Professor (Neurology), Associate (Biochemistry) Wayne State University, School of Medicine, 1975 to 1978.
Associate Professor (Neurology), Associate (Biochemistry), Wayne State University, School of Medicine, 1978 to 1985.
Professor (Neurology), Associate (Biochemistry; Immunology/Microbiology), Wayne State University, School of Medicine, 1985 to present.
Associate Chair for Research (Neurology), Wayne State University School of Medicine, 1995 - present

Editorial Boards:

Journal of Neurochemistry, Journal of Neuroscience Research, Developmental Neuroscience, International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Research Interests:

Glial biology, myelin formation and maintenance, protection mechanisms in oligodendroglia, calcium regulation in glia, cytokines and glia, myelin galactolipids

Website:

http://www.med.wayne.edu/neurology/basic_research/labs/Benjamins/GlialLaboratory.html