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Dr. Sonntag received an appointment at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC where he served for 23 years as Professor, Scientific Director for Basic Science Research at the Roena Kulynch Center for Memory and Cognition Research, and Scientific Director of the J. Paul Sticht Center on Aging. He is currently professor and the Donald W. Reynolds Chair of Aging Research as well as the Director of the Reynolds Oklahoma Center on Aging/Department of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Dr. Sonntag's specific aging research interest is in the molecular endocrine and neuroendocrine systems. Over the past three decades, he has devoted his scientific efforts to determine specifically how growth hormone and IGF-1 affect age-related changes in the brain (specializing in memory and cognition). Due to his commitment and passion for determining the causes of disease during the aging process, he has developed into a national and international figure in the study of aging. His record of publications in conjunction with the mentoring of numerous graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty gives evidence of his dedication to advancing the field of aging research, thereby, ultimately contributing to better health for the elderly. His accomplishments include the publication of more than 130 original manuscripts, medical school curriculum development and course directorship (medical physiology), the establishment of teaching portfolios, as well as service on a variety of national advisory committees, editorial boards, and study sections on aging. |
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Dr. William Sonntag brings more than 30 years research experience to the center. He received his Ph.D. in Physiological Psychology from Tulane University where he studied under the tutelage of Dr. Andrew Schally, Nobel Prize winning scientist and his colleague, Dr. Akira Arimura. He received a National Institute on Aging postdoctoral fellowship in Neuroendocrinology being sponsored by Dr. Joseph Meites, a prominent neuroendocrinologist at Michigan State University. 