Miguel Pappolla

Medical School
University of Buenos Aires, Argentina (1978)
Residency: Anatomic and Pathology
Northeastern Ohio Universities, July 1980-June 1983
Fellowship: Neuropathology
Case Western Reserve University, July 1983-June 1984
Fellowship: Neuropathology
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, July 1984-June 1985
Residency: Neurology
University of South Alabama, October 1996-September 2000
Fellowship: Interventional Pain Management
(Anesthesia accredited program)
University of Mississippi, Jackson Mississippi (2005-2006)
PhD-Doctorate
University of Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain (2002)

Barnwell E, Padmaraju V, Baranello R, Pacheco-Quinto J, Crosson C, Ablonczy Z, Eckman E, Eckman CB, Ramakrishnan V, Greig NH, Pappolla MA, Sambamurti K. Evidence of a novel mechanism for partial γ-secretase inhibition induced paradoxical increase in secreted amyloid β protein. PLoS One. 2014 Mar 21;9(3):91531.
Pinnix I, Ghiso JA, Pappolla MA, Sambamurti K. Major carboxyl terminal fragments generated by γ-secretase processing of the Alzheimer amyloid precursor are 50 and 51 amino acids long. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2013 May;21(5):474-83.
Sambamurti K, Greig NH, Utsuki T, Barnwell EL, Sharma E, Mazell C, Bhat NR, Kindy MS, Lahiri DK, Pappolla MA. Targets for AD treatment: conflicting messages from γ-secretase inhibitors. J Neurochem. 2011 May;117(3):359-74.

Zenith Fellowship Award Alzheimer’s Association
James A. Shannon Director’s Award. National Institutes of Health
1990, Commendation Award, for Academic and Clinical Excellence Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC
2000, Weil Award (awarded to the best study in Neuropathology leading to advancements on mechanisms of disease). American Association of Neuropathologists
2001, Teaching Award, Department of Neurology.The University of South Alabama, Given by graduating Neurology residents
2006, Josephine T. Morse Endowed Professorship in NeuropathologyMedical University of South Carolina
2006, Commendation Award for Academic Excellence and LeadershipLSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans
Most Compassionate Doctor Award 2013

Neurology