Sue T. Griffin

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Wilma Sue Tilton Griffin (born January 25, 1934) is an American neuroscientist best known for her contributions regarding the role of neuroinflammation in the pathogenesis of

interleukin 1 and other paracrine factors conspire with one another to create a "feed-forward" cooperativity, thus establishing the premise for a progressive disease. Griffin is the Alexa and William T. Dillard Professor in Geriatric Research and director of research at the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. She is also the founding Chief Editor of the Journal of Neuroinflammation
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Early life

Griffin grew up in western Arkansas and attended high school in Fort Smith. After graduation, she moved with her parents to Los Alamos, New Mexico, where she worked for the Atomic Energy Commission and met and married her husband, Edmond Griffin. Ed was also a native Arkansan and worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory to help determine the biological effects of ionizing radiation. The couple had two sons, Edmond II and Clay.

Scientific career

Sue Griffin received both a bachelor's and master's degree in nutrition from the

Parkinson disease
brains, as well as its connections to genetic differences that confer greater risk of Alzheimer's disease in certain individuals.

In 2016,[2] Griffin was awarded the lifetime achievement award from the Alzheimer's Association at its international conference. In 2018, she was inducted into the Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame.[3]

References

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  2. ^ "UAMS' Sue Griffin, Ph.D., Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award by Alzheimer's Association". uams.edu. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Dr. Sue Griffin". Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame. The Women’s Foundation of Arkansas. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
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