Curriculum Vitae
Name Daniel Robert Johnson
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Professional Experience
2015-2015 Adjunct Faculty
Department of Biology
McKendree University
Lebanon, IL
2012-2015 Instructor-Biology
Department of Biology
East Central College
Union, MO
2009-2012 Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy
University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston
Houston, TX
2002-2008 Graduate Research Assistant
Integrative Immunology and Behavior Program
Departments Animal Sciences and Pathology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL
2000-2002Biologist
Toxicology division
Celsis Laboratory Group
St. Louis, MO
1998-2000 Undergraduate Research Assistant
Department of Animal Sciences
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Carbondale, IL
Education
2002-2007 Ph.D., Psychoneuroimmunology, December 2007
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Urbana, IL
1996-2000 B.S., Animal Science, May 2000
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
College of Agricultural Sciences
Carbondale, IL
Courses Taught
Principles of Biology
Human Anatomy and Physiology I
Human Anatomy and Physiology II
General Biology
Introductory Biology
Invited Presentations
“Vanadyl Sulfate Speeds Recovery from Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Sickness Behavior” 11th Annual Meeting of the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society, Titisee, Germany (2004)
“Hypoxia-Induced Neuroimmune Activation: Brain, Behavior, and IL-1β” 13th Annual Meeting of the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society, Miami, Florida (2006)
Institutional/Community Service
Member, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, Celsis Laboratory Group, St. Louis, MO (2001-2002)
Judge, Senior-Individual Category-Animal Science
Science and Engineering Fair of Houston (2010-2012)
Academic Council
East Central College, Union, MO (2014-2015)
Bibliography
Reviewed Publications:
Griswold, K.E., Apgar, G.A., Robinson, R.A., Jacobson, B.N., Johnson, D.R., Woody, H.D. (2003) Effectiveness of short-term feeding strategies for altering conjugated linoleic acid content of beef. Journal of Animal Science. 81, 1862-71
Johnson, D.R., O’Connor, J.C., Dantzer, R., Freund, G.G. (2005) Inhibition of vagally-mediated immune-to-brain signaling by vanadyl sulfate speeds recovery from sickness. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102, 15184-9
O’Connor, J.C., Johnson, D.R., Freund, G.G. (2006) Psychoneuroimmune implications of type 2 diabetes. Neurologic Clinics. 24, 539-59
Johnson, D.R., O’Connor, J.C., Satpathy, A., Freund, G.G. (2006) Cytokines in type 2 diabetes. Vitamins and Hormones. 74, 405-441
Johnson, D.R., O’Connor, J.C., Hartman, M.E., Tapping, R.I., Freund, G.G. (2007) Acute hypoxia activates the neuroimmune system which diabetes exacerbates. Journal of Neuroscience. 27, 1161-6.
Lin, K., Johnson, D.R., Freund, G.G. (2007) LPS-dependent suppression of social exploration is augmented in type 1 diabetic mice. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 21, 775-82.
Johnson, D.R., Sherry, C.L., York, J.M., Freund, G.G. (2008) Acute hypoxia, diabetes, and neuroimmune dysregulation: Converging mechanisms in the brain. Neuroscientist. Jun;14(3):235-9.
Guest C.B., Park MJ., Johnson D.R., Freund G.G. (2008) The implication of proinflammatory cytokines in type 2 diabetes. Front Biosci. May 1;13:5187-94.
Jeter, C., Redell, J.B., Johnson, D.R., Hergenroeder, G.W., Moore, A.N., Zhao, J., Dash, P.K. (2010) Biomarkers of traumatic brain injury. Li G and Baker S (eds.) Injury Research: Theories, Methods, and Approaches. 2012. Springer
Dash P.K, Johnson, D.R., Clark, J., Orsi, S.A., Zhang, M., Zhao, J., Grill, R.J., Moore, A.N., Pati, S. (2011) Involvement of the Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3 signaling pathway in traumatic brain injury pathology and neurocognitive outcome. PLoS One. 2011;6(9):e24648. Epub 2011 Sep 15
Johnson, D.R., Huang, R., Xia, M., Redell, J.B., Moore, A.N., Austin, C., Nirenberg, M.W., Dash, P.K. Memory enhancement using novel chemical activators of CREB. (In Progress)
Johnson, D.R., Stewart, R., Redell, J.B., Moore, A.N., Berdeaux, R., Dash, P.K. Mutation of CREB tyr134 to phenylalanine enhances PKA-dependent CREB activity and enhances spatial memory in mice. (In Progress)
Abstracts:
Johnson D.R., O’Connor, J.C., Freund, G.G. (2004) Vanadyl sulfate speeds recovery from lipopolysaccharide-induced sickness. Presented at 11th Annual Meeting of the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society, Titisee, Germany, May 26-29.
Johnson, D.R., O’Connor J.C., Hartman, M.E., Mack C.N, Freund, G.G. (2005) Db/db mice exhibit impaired recovery from hypoxia-induced sickness behavior. Presented at 12th Annual Meeting of the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society, Denver, CO, June 9-11.
Lin, K., Johnson, D.R., O’Connor, J.C., Freund, G.G. (2006) Activation of the innate immune system is augmented in type 1 diabetic mice. Presented at Experimental Biology 2006. San Francisco, CA, April 1-5. The FASEB Journal, 20, Abstract #77.
Johnson, D.R., Beck, M.L., O'Connor, J.C., Hartman, M.E., Tapping, R.I, Freund, G.G. (2006) Hypoxia-induced neuroimmune activation results in sickness behavior that is mediated by IL-1β. Presented at 13th Annual Meeting of the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society, Miami, FL, May 31-June 3.
Johnson, D.R., Horn, G.P., Smith, D.L., Freund, G.G. (2007) Acute exposure to radiant heat activates neuroimmunity. Presented at 14th Annual Meeting of the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society, Arcachon, France, May 30-June 2.
Guest, C.B., Johnson, D.R., Freund, G.G. (2007) Cholesteryl ester induces inflammatory cytokine secretion and decreases physical activity in mice. Presented at 14th Annual Meeting of the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society, Arcachon, France, May 30-June 2.
Bendik, E.M., Johnson, D.R., Freund, G.G., Korban, S.S. (2007) The Respiratory Syncytial Virus-F protein does not activate the neuroimmune system. Presented at The In Vitro Biology Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, June 9-13.
Park, M.J., Johnson, D.R., Martin, J.W., Freund, G.G. (2007) Norepinephrine induces central inflammation and sickness behavior. Presented at the 94th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Immunologists, Miami Beach, FL, May 18-22.
Dumich, S.A., Dantzer, R., Johnson, D.R., O’Connor, J.C., Woods, J.A. (2007) Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) induces a prolonged state of sickness behavior. Presented at 14th Annual Meeting of the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society, Arcachon, France, May 30-June 2.
Dumich, S.A., Dantzer, R., Johnson, D.R., O’Connor, J.C., Woods, J. (2007) Effect of 1-methyl-tryptophan on lipopolysaccharide-induced sickness behavior. Presented at 14th Annual Meeting of the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society, Arcachon, France, May 30-June 2.