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Weather Alert

Due to extreme heat and our utility provider's report of ongoing power disruptions, Kean University’s main campus in Union will operate on a fully remote schedule for the remainder of the week.

All classes will be conducted remotely, and employees should work remotely during regular Summer business hours.

Only essential personnel should report to work as required. Employees with questions about their status should consult with their supervisor.

Cougars Den will operate from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday.

Kean Ocean will follow Ocean County College’s operating schedule. 

 

Adriana Patricia Tagliaferro, Ph.D.

Lecturer
Office Location
Gateway - 219
Email
adrtagli@kean.edu
Phone
(908) 443-2500 x2433
Adriana Tagliaferro

Dr. Adriana Tagliaferro received her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Buenos Aires. She is a broadly trained neuroanatomist and histologist who obtained most of her experience conducting research at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA – NIH) and Columbia University. Her research interest has focused on the study of substance abuse and its effects on the structure and function of the brain as well as the identification of new strategies for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease.  Dr. Tagliaferro is currently an associate editor of the scientific journal Advances in Drug and Alcohol Research (ADAR).

Courses Taught

  • BIO 3403 - Anatomy and Physiology I
  • BIO 3404 - Anatomy and Physiology II
  • BIO 3450 - Biological Aspects of Aging
  • BIO 3100 - Medical Terminology
  • BIO 3406 - Neuroscience
  • BIO 3317 - Infectious Diseases
  • BIO 4970 - Seminar in Integrative Biology

Selected Publications

Qing-Rong L., Canseco-Alba A., Zhang H-Y., Tagliaferro P., Chung M., Dennis E., Sanabria B., Schanz N., Escosteguy-Neto J., Ishiguro H., Lin Z., Sgro S., Leonard C., Santos-Junior J., Gardner E., Egan J., Lee J., Xi J., Onaivi E. Cannabinoid type 2 receptors in dopamine neurons inhibits psychomotor behaviors, alters anxiety, depression and alcohol preference. Scientific Report. 7(1):17410. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-17796-y. 2017

Tagliaferro P and Burke RE.  Review: retrograde axonal degeneration in Parkinson disease. Journal of Parkinson’s Disease. 6:1-15. 2016.

Tagliaferro P, Kareva T, Oo TF, Yarygina O, Kholodilov N, Burke R. An early pathology in a hLRRK2(R1441G) transgenic model of Parkinson disease. Neurobiology of Disease. 82:359-371. 2015.

Chen X, Tagliaferro P, Kareva T, Yarygina O, Kholodilov N, Burke R. Neurotrophic effects of Serum- and Glucocorticoid-inducible Kinase (SGK) on adult murine mesencephalic dopamine neurons.  Journal of Neuroscience. 32:11299-11308. 2012. 

Tagliaferro P and Morales M.  "Synapses between axon terminals containing corticotropin releasing factor and dopaminergic neurons are predominantly glutamatergic in the ventral tegmental area". Journal of Comparative Neurology 506(4):616-626. 2008.