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Name: Justin A. Cobb, PhD

Contact address: 25989 U.S. Highway 54Pittsfield, Illinois 62363

Telephone number: mobile +1 217 491 6459

Email address: [email protected]

Date and place of birth: 1980 July 23, Quincy, Illinois, USA

Educational background:University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignChampaign-Urbana, Illinois

BS (Biology, with Chemistry minor), 2002 May

MS (Biology), 2004 MayThesis: Effect of estrogen receptor-knockout on hippocampal

volume and cortical thickness in C57BL/6J miceAdvisor: Janice M. Juraska, PhD

Professor, Department of Psychology

University of Mississippi Medical CenterJackson, Mississippi

MS (Biomedical Sciences, with Neuroscience emphasis), 2009 December

PhD (Neuroscience), 2012 DecemberDissertation: Hippocampal total volume, cell numbers, and astrocytes in

major depressive disorderCommittee: Craig A. Stockmeier, PhD, Chair

Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior

Ian A. Paul, PhD, Program DirectorProfessor, Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior

Grazyna Rajkowska, PhDProfessor, Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior

Mark C. Austin, PhDProfessor, Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior

Thomas E. Lohmeier, PhDProfessor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics

Martin T. Lowy, PhD, extramural committee member

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mailto:[email protected]

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Director, Neurosciences Medicines Development Center, GlaxoSmithKline

Honors and awards: MENSA, accepted 2006 September Neuroscience Program Predoctoral Fellowship, University of Illinois at Urbana-

Champaign, 2002 August –2003 August Dean’s List, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Fall 2000, Spring 2001, Fall

2001, Spring 2002 Golden Key International Honour Society, inducted 2002 April

Professional memberships: American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2009 – 2010 American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 2006 – 2007 Association for Psychological Science, 2007 – 2008 International Neuroethics Society, 2010 – 2012 Mississippi Academy of Sciences, 2008 – 2012 Neuroethics Society, 2006 – 2010 (renamed the International Neuroethics Society) Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, 2003 – 2009 Society of Biological Psychiatry, 2006 – 2012 Society for Neuroscience, 2002 – 2012

- Central Illinois Chapter, 2002 – 2004- Sangamon Chapter, 2004 – 2005- Mississippi Chapter, 2006 – 2012

Journalism experience:Campbell PublicationsPittsfield, Illinois

September 2014 – Present Reporter, Pike Press, Scott County Times, and The (Pleasant Hill) Weekly Messenger newspapers

Coulson Publications, Inc.Pittsfield, Illinois

October 2012 – September 2014 Reporter, Pike County Express newspaper

Academic appointments:University of Mississippi Medical CenterJackson, Mississippi

July 2010 – December 2011 Graduate Assistant (Research), Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (Program in Neuroscience)

August 2007 – June 2010 Graduate Assistant (Research), School of Graduate Studies in Health Sciences

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August 2006 – August 2007 Graduate Assistant (Research), Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior

July 2006 – August 2006 Researcher IV, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior

March 2005 – June 2006 Research Assistant, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior

United States Department of Veterans AffairsG. V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical CenterJackson, Mississippi

January 2008 – May 2008 Without Compensation (WOC) Employee/Student, Research Services (laboratory rotation)

Southern Illinois University School of MedicineSpringfield, Illinois

July 2004 – March 2005 Researcher I, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology

University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignChampaign-Urbana, Illinois

August 2003 – May 2004 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Psychology

August 2003 – December 2003 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Psychology

August 2002 – August 2003 Predoctorate Fellow, Neuroscience Program

May 2002 – August 2002 Research Technician, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology and Department of Psychology

August 2001 – May 2002 Undergraduate Research Assistant, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology and Department of Psychology

Publications:Summary: 2 original manuscripts; 14 abstracts/posters; 5 oral presentations

1. Cobb JA, O’Neill K, Milner J, Mahajan G, Laurence TJ, May WL, Rajkowska G, Stockmeier CA (in preparation). Astrocyte density in postmortem hippocampus in majordepressive disorder.


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2. Cobb JA, Simpson J, Mahajan G, Overholser JC, Jurjus GJ, Dieter L, Herbst N, May W, Rajkowska G, Stockmeier CA (2013). Hippocampal volume and total cell numbers in major depressive disorder. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 47(3), 299-306.

Abstracts/Posters:1. Stockmeier CA*, Simpson J, Mahajan G, Overholser J, Dieter L, Herbst N, Jurjus G,

May W, Rajkowska G, Cobb J (2012 October). Hippocampal volume and cell number inmajor depressive disorder. Program No. 358.07. 2012 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. New Orleans, LA: Society for Neuroscience. Online.

2. Riaz MS*, Duncan J, Mahajan G, Cobb JA, Miguel-Hidalgo J, Rajkowska G, Duric V, Duman RS, Stockmeier CA (2012 March). Calbindin immunoreactive GABA neurons in temporal lobe in major depressive disorder (MDD). New Mexico BioInformatics, Science and Technology Symposium on functional genomics, Santa Fe, NM.

3. Stockmeier CA*, Cobb JA, O’Neill K, Milner JN, Simpson J, Lawrence TJ, Mahajan G, May W, & Rajkowska G (2010 May). Astrocytic alterations in postmortem hippocampusin major depressive disorder (MDD). Biological Psychiatry, 67(9S), 182.

4. Stockmeier CA*, Simpson J, O’Neill K, Milner J, Mahajan G, Cobb J, Lawrence T, MayW, & Rajkowska G (2009 December). Glial pathology in the hippocampus in depression.American College of Neuropsychopharmacology – 48th Annual Meeting, Hollywood, FL.

5. Cobb JA*, O’Neill K, Mahajan G, Lawrence TJ, Clark C, Overholser JC, Jurjus G, Dieter L, Nelson S, Miguel-Hidalgo J, Rajkowska G, & Stockmeier CA (2008 November). Age influences GFAP-ir cell density in CA1 but not CA2/3 in major depression. Glial Biology in Medicine, Birmingham, AL.

6. Stockmeier CA*, Kooiman H, Kelly S, Mahajan G, Cobb J, Lawrence TJ, May W, Overholser J, Jurjus G, Dieter L, Herbst N, Miguel-Hidalgo J, & Rajkowska G (2008). Polysialylated-neural cell adhesion molecule (PSA-NCAM) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the hippocampus in major depressive disorder (MDD). The 17th European Congress of Psychiatry, Portugal.

7. Cobb JA*, Mahajan G, Dieter L, Herbst N, Overholser JC, Jurjus GJ, Rajkowska G, & Stockmeier CA (2007 November). Granule cell number in dentate gyrus in major depressive disorder (MDD). Program No. 707.7. 2007 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. San Diego, CA: Society for Neuroscience. Online.

8. Mahajan G, Kooiman H, Lawrence TJ, Cobb JA, Dieter L, Herbst N, Overholser JC, Jurjus GJ, Austin MC, May W, Rajkowska G, & Stockmeier CA* (2007 May). Decrease in serotonin transporter (SERT)-immunoreactive fibers in CA1 but not CA3 in the hippocampus in major depressive disorder (MDD). Biological Psychiatry, 61(8S), 235S (Program No. 757).


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9. Cobb JA*, Mahajan G, Lawrence TJ, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, Dieter L, Herbst N, Matzinger M, Overholser JC, Jurjus GJ, Rajkowska G, & Stockmeier CA (2006 October). Stereological estimation of cell number, cell size, and hippocampal volume in major depressive disorder (MDD). Program No. 191.6. 2006 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Atlanta, GA: Society for Neuroscience. Online.

10. Cobb JA*, Mahajan G, Dieter L, Herbst N, Matzinger M, Overholser JC, Jurjus GJ, Rajkowska G, & Stockmeier CA (2006 May). Stereological assessment of total cell number in CA1 of the hippocampus in major depressive disorder (MDD). Biological Psychiatry, 59(8S), 137S (Program No. 443).

11. Stockmeier CA*, Cobb JA, Lawrence TJ, Mahajan G, Dieter L, Herbst N, Matzinger M, Overholser JC, Jurjus GJ, Miguel-Hidalgo JJ, & Rajkowska G (2006 May). Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) in the hippocampus in major depressive disorder (MDD).Biological Psychiatry, 59(8S), 52S (Program No. 169).

12. Mahajan G*, Kooiman H, Lawrence TJ, Cobb JA, Dieter L, Herbst N, Overholser JC, Jurjus GJ, Austin MC, Rajkowska G, & Stockmeier CA (2006 May). Decrease in serotonin transporter (SERT)-immunoreactive fibers in the hippocampus in major depressive disorder (MDD). Biological Psychiatry, 59(8S), 137S (Program No. 444).

13. Cobb JA* & Juraska JM (2004 November). No effect of estrogen receptor- knockout on hippocampal volume in C57BL/6J mice. Program No. 770.9. 2004 Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience.

14. Cobb JA*, Burhans L, & Gabriel M (2002 November). Cingulothalamic, amygdalar, and behavioral sex differences during discriminative avoidance learning in rabbits. Program No. 676.8. 2002 Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience.

Oral presentations:1. Hippocampal total volume, cell numbers, and astrocytes in major depressive disorder.

Dissertation Oral Defense, Graduate Program in Neuroscience, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi. 2011 December 13.

2. Behavioral and phenotypic characterization of aldosterone synthase-transgenic and Dahl/Salt-Sensitive rats. Graduate Program in Neuroscience Seminar, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson Mississippi. 2008 October 8.

3. The hippocampal formation in major depression. Pharmacology and Toxicology Departmental Seminar, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi. 2006 November 6.

4. Cell density but not cell number in CA1 is altered in MDD and alcoholism. Psychiatry and Human Behavior Departmental Seminar, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi. 2006 January 23.


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5. Effect of estrogen receptor- knockout on hippocampal volume and cortical thickness in C57BL/6J mice. Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior and Center for Psychiatric Neuroscience, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi. 2005 February 7.

Other activities and appointments:Teaching experience:


1. Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Psychology, Techniques in Biological Psychology (undergraduate laboratory course), August 2003 – May 2004


1. Lecturer (introduction to brain systems), Program in Neuroscience, CNS Pharmacology (graduate course), August 2008, August 2009

2. Lecturer (cannabinoids and cannabinoid receptors), Program in Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (graduate course), September 2008

3. Mentored Student Lecturer (cannabis), Program in Neuroscience, CNS Pharmacology (graduate course), December 2009, November 2010

4. Lecturer (science and public policy), School of Graduate Studies in HealthSciences, Responsible Conduct of Research (graduate course), December 2009, November 2010

Mentorship functions:a. Undergraduate students


1. Erin M. Vanderheyden, Department of Psychology, August 2002 – May 20032. Marc B. Sawyer, Department of Psychology, August 2003 – May 2004.


1. Heather Kooiman (from Dordt College, Sioux Center, IA), Neuroscience Summer Scholars Program, May 2005 – August 2005

2. Branden Kooiman (Dordt College), Neuroscience Summer Scholars Program, May 2006 – August 2006

3. Christopher Clark (Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS), -Neuroscience Summer Scholars Program, May 2007 – August 2007

b. Research staffUniversity of Mississippi Medical CenterJackson, Mississippi


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1. Katie O’Neill, foreign exchange student from Galway, Ireland, February 2007 – July 2007

Intramural leadership:University of Mississippi Medical CenterJackson, Mississippi

1. President, Graduate Student Body, May 2007 – May 2010a. Member ex officio, Council of the Associated Student Body, May

2007 – May 2010

Intramural committees:University of Mississippi Medical CenterJackson, Mississippi

1. Member, SACS Institutional Assessment Committee, March 2008 – July 2011

Intramural panels:University of Mississippi Medical CenterJackson, Mississippi

1. Panel Discussant, Student Financial Aid Graduate Student Focus Group, 15 March 2007

2. Panel Discussant, Rowland Library Graduate Student Focus Group, 2 May 2007

3. Panel Discussant, UMMC Vision Statement Student Focus Group, 4-5 March 2008

Extramural committees:Mississippi Chapter, Society for NeuroscienceJackson, Mississippi

1. Sponsorship Liaison, Brain Awareness Week 2007 ad hoc committee, June2006 – March 2007

2. Chair, 2009 Brain Awareness Week Committee, February 2009 – March 2009


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