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Michael L. Shelanski
P & S 15-402
630 West 168th St
New York, NY 10032
Ph: (212)305-3300
Fax: (212)305-5498

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"A dividing neural stem cell in the embryonic cerebral cortex"
 

Stem Cell Consortium

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Research Focus

Abeliovich, Asa Using human embryonic stem cells to grow new neurons that release dopamine
 
Accili, Domenico Diabetes-Islet transplantation
 
Bank, Arthur Human globin gene regulation and gene therapy
 
Barasch, Jonathan Renal development
 
Burke, Robert Processes underlying the degeneration of neurons in Parkinson’s disease and related disorders
 
Cairo, Mitchell Experimental immunology & therapeutics. Gene transfer in hematopoetic stem cell
 
Christiano, Angela Skin and hair disorders
 
Dauer, William Understanding the fundamental molecular and cellular mechanisms of diseases that disrupt normal motor control
 
Dalla-Favera, Ricardo Identification of genetic lesions involved in pathogeneses of lymphoma
 
Del Priore, Lucian Transplantation of stem cells, including tissue-derived progenitors, as a treatment for retinal degenerations
 
Doetsch, Fiona Neural stem cells; Adult neurogenesis
 
Efstratiadis, Argirish Genetics of growth; Diabetes
 
Fischbach, Gerald Developmental neurobiology: molecular control of the formation and maintenance of synapses
 
Fischbach, Ruth Issues re: of end of life, autonomy of the elderly, communication between patients and healthcare professionals, pain assessment and management
 
Gogos, Joseph Genetic analysis of processing and integration of sensory information
 
Goldman, James Tracing cell lineages in the developing mammalian CNS to study the origins of neurons and glia
 
Gouras, Peter Epithelium transplantation to eliminate retinal diseases
 
Greene, Lloyd Neuronal differentiation
 
Gu, Hua Lymphocyte differentiation
 
Hardy, Mark Diabetes-Islet transplantation
 
Hen, Rene Serotonin receptors and behavior
 
Herold, Kevan Diabetes-Islet transplantation
 
Itescu, Sylviu Cardiovascular diseasesangiogenesis and cardiovascular disease, transplantation immunology, rheumatic and autoimmune diseases, host immune responses to biomaterials and devices
 
Jessell, Thomas Understanding neural circuits/assembly; pathways for differentiation
 
Kalishman, Jennifer Development of primate embryonic stem cell lines
 
Leibel, Rudolph Diabetes and obesity
 
Mason, Carol Cell-Cell Interactions in the Developing Brain
 
Morris, Rebecca Skin carcinogeneses; Wound healing
 
Oliver, Juan Analysis of molecular mechanisms involved in renal vascular development
 
Pedley, Tim Role played by the ionic microenvironment in abnormal hippocampal and cortical excitability, identification of genes associated with human epilepsy syndromes
 
Przedborski, Serge The molecular basis of neurodegeneration and therapeutic strategies
 
Robinson, Richard B Cardiovascular diseases
Role, Lorna Cholinergic signaling in the CNS, differentiation and maintenance of neuron-neuron synapses
 
Rose, Eric Cardiothoracic surgery; Adult and pediatric cardiac transplantation
 
Rosen, Michael R The developmental biology of the heart
 
Shelanski, Mike Cytoskeleton and neural development
 
Toran-Allerand, C. Dominique  
 
Tsang, Stephen H. The Retina: an Easily Accessible Part of the Central Nervous System
 
Vallee, Richard Motor proteins in neuronal migration and neurodegenerative disease
 
Wichterle, Hynek ALS, neurogenic cells
 
Winchester, Robert T Autoimmune diseases
 
Zou, Yong-Rui Lymphoid cell fate and determination
 

 


Last updated 6/22/2007


 
News/Events

Stem cells: science, policy, and ethics. Center for Bioethics featured article from The Journal of Clinical Investigation

The Brunie Prize in Neural Stem Cell Research

NIH Program Announcements (PA): PA-04-101. Characterization, Behavior And Plasticity Of Pluripotent Stem Cells

Video: Center for Bioethics presents "Stem Cells: Critical Science, Policy, and Ethics" by Dean Gerald Fischbach

Russell Berrie Foundation gift to CU propels diabetes treatment into new era

Neurons made from embryonic stem cells may lead to therapies

Dean Fischbach's Testimony Before Congress on Embryonic Stem Cell Research

$8 Million Puts CU at the forefront of stem cell research for Parkinson’s disease

Other Resources
Center for Bioethics at Columbia University

NIH Stem Cell

International Society for Stem Cell Research

Explore Stem Cells
 
Funding Opportunities
Spitzer $50,000 Grants
(MS Word File)
Brunie Prize in Neural Stem Cell Research
NIH Funding
NIH Training Grants

Last updated 6/22/2007

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