Agnès Lacreuse

Associate Professor

Current Research
The marmoset is a small nonhuman primate that is increasingly used in neuroscience research due to its close resemblance to humans in many aspects of physiology, brain organization and behavior. Due to a short lifespan of about 12 years, the marmoset is uniquely suited for aging studies. Three main projects focusing on marmoset neurocognitive aging are ongoing (1) A longitudinal study seeks to identify the biological correlates of sex differences in cognitive and brain aging, using behavioral, physiological, neuroimaging and neurohistological techniques; (2) In a second project, we are developing a marmoset model for menopausal symptoms in order to understand potential interactions between cognitive deficits, sleep disturbances and thermoregulation impairments that are associated with estrogen loss; (3) Recent studies examine the aged marmoset as a model for preclinical Alzheimer's disease, in order to identify behavioral predictors of neuropathology.

Academic Background

PhD Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France,1994
Postdoctoral Training: University of Georgia, 1995; Emory University, 1997
Postdoctoral Training: Yerkes Natl Primate Res Ctr, Emory University, 1997-2002
Res Assistant Professor, Yerkes Natl Primate Res Ctr, Emory University 2002-2006
Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts, 2006-2012
Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts, 2012-present

Publications

Kang, S., & Harvey, E. A. (2020). Racial differences between Black parents' and White teachers' perceptions of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder behavior. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 48(5), 661-672.

Banaei, Nariman; Foley, Anne; Houghton, Jean Marie; Sun, Yubing; Kim, Byung. "Multiplex detection of pancreatic cancer biomarkers using a SERS-based immunoassay", Int. J of Nanotechnology 28, 2017.

Nariman Banaei, Javad Moshfeghb, Arman Mohseni-Kabirc, Jean Marie Houghton, Yubing Suna, Byung Kim, “Machine learning algorithms enhancing the specificity of cancer biomarkers detection based on SERS immunoassays in microfluidic chips,” Royal Society of Chemistry Advances, 9, 1859-1868, 2019 MANUSCRIPT ID: C8RA08930B

Ms. Dan Hee Yun, Prof. Bo Sung Shin, Mr. Jun Han Park, Mr. Yong-Won Ma, Mr. Cheong Yeol Gwak, Mr. Dong Bin You, Prof. Byung Kim, “360 nm CW Laser-based Contact or Non-contact Laser Interference Nano Lithography”, J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 20, 128–134, 2020.

Rohling, M., Ready, R.E., Dhanani, L., & Suhr, J.A. (2020, online). Shift Happens: The Gender Composition in Clinical Neuropsychology Over Five Decades. The Clinical Neuropsychologist. doi.org/10.1080/13854046.2020.1778791

Mather, M., & Ready, R.E. (2020, online). Greater negative affect and mixed emotions during spontaneous reactions to sad films in older than younger adults. European Journal of Ageing. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-020-00565-8

Mantua, J.* & Ready, R.E. (2019). Emotion habituation is accelerated in chronic mild traumatic brain injury. Brain Injury, 33, 1467-1475. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2019.1646434

Broggi, M.* Ready, R.E., & Moore, D.L. (2019). Screening for Reading Disability in university students with phonological processing and working memory tasks. Dyslexia, 25, 256-266. http://dx.doi.org.silk.library.umass.edu/10.1002/dys.1625

Agnès Lacreuse

Institute for Applied Life Sciences