Thomas E. Johnson Thomas E. Johnson, Ph.D. Department of Integrative Physiology Institute for Behavorial Genetics University of Colorado Boulder, CO 80309-0447 phone: 303-492-0279 fax: 303-492-8063 e-mail: johnsont@colorado.edu

Research Interests

• The study of aging using the mouse and the worm Caenorhabditis elegans as models.


• Alcohol preference/sensitivity and the actions of anesthetics in mice.


• Molecular Behavioral Genetics.


• Graduate training opportunities at the Institute for Behavioral Genetics

Education

• 1966-1970, B. Sc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology


• 1970-1975, Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Professional Experience

• 1975-1977, Research Associate, Cornell University


• 1977-1982, Research Associate, Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.


• 1981-1982, Fellow, Institute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.


• 1982-1988, Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, CA.


• 1988-1996, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, and Fellow, Institute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.


• 1996-2004, Professor, Department of Psychology, and Fellow, Institute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.


• 2004-Present, Professor, Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder.

Honors and Awards

• 1986, Fellow, American Federation for Aging Research


• 1986, Fellow, Gerontological Society of America


• 1990, 2000, Elected Member of the Board of Directors for the American Aging Association


• 1990, Elected Chair, Biological Sciences Section, Gerontological Society of America


• 1993, Busse Research Award for Biomedical Gerontology, International Association for Gerontolovy


• 1994, 1997, Elected Chair, Gordon Conference on the Biology of Aging


• 1995, Nathan Shock Memorial Lecture, Gerontology Research Center, National Institute on Aging


• 1998, Ellison Medical Foundation Senior Scholar


• 2000, Elected to the Board of Directors for the American Aging Association


• 2002, Co-Recipient of Sam Goldstein Award for best paper published in the Journal of Gerontology, Biological Sciences during 2001-2002


• 2002, Recipient of Robert W. Kleemeier Award, Gerontological Society of America


• 2003, Appointed to Cellular Mechanisms in Aging and Development (CMAD) Study Section, Biology of Development and Aging Integrated Review Group


• 2004, Co-Recipient with Research Associate Brad Rikke, Sam Goldstein Award for the best paper published in the Journal of Gerontology: Biological Sciences during 2003-2004

Recent Publications

• Bennett B, Carosone-Link P, Lu L, Chesler EJ, Johnson TE. Genetics of body weight in the LXS recombinant inbred mouse strains. Mammalian Genome 16: 764-774, 2005.


• Haughey HM, Kaiser AL, Hall JT, Johnson TE, Bennett B, Sikela JM, Zahniser NR. The norepinephrine transporter: a candidate gene for initial ethanol sensitivity in inbred short- and long-sleep mice. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 29: 1759-1768, 2005.


• Houthoofd K, Johnson TE, Vanfleteren JR. Dietary restriction in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Journal of Gerontology A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 60: 1125-1131, 2005.


• Johnson TE. Genes, phenes, and dreams of immortality. Journal of Gerontology A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 60: 680-687, 2005.


• Lowes DA, Galley HF, Lowe PR, Rikke BA, Johnson TE, Webster NR. A microarray analysis of potential genes underlying the neurosensitivity of mice to propofol. Anesthesia and Analgesia 101: 697-704, 2005.


• Rea S, Wu D, Cypser JR, Vaupel JW, Johnson TE. A stress-sensitive reported predicts longevity in isogenic populations of Caenorhabditis elegans? Nature Genetics 37: 894-898, 2005.


• Ventura N, Rea S, Henderson ST, Condo I, Johnson TE, Testi R. Reduced expression of frataxin extends the life span of Caenorhabditis elegans. Aging Cell 4: 109-112, 2005.