Dr. Troy Rohn has been on the faculty at Boise State University since 2000. He graduated in 1990 from the University of California at Davis with a B.S. in Physiology, and received his Ph.D. in Pharmacology from the University of Washington, Seattle, in 1994. His interests include the role of apoptosis in neurodegenerative diseases. Dr. Rohn had several Postdoctoral stints including two plus years living in Paris, France, one year at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana, and two years at UC Irvine at the Institute of Brain Aging and Dementia under the direction of Dr. Carl Cotman. Dr. Rohn continues to collaborate extensively with UC Irvine and more specifically with Dr. Elizabeth Head. He has obtained extramural funding continuously since his arrival at BSU including grants from NIH, AFAR and most recently from AHAF.