Research Terms
Genetic Engineering Biological Models Embryology Molecular Biology
Industries
NIH Study Section, NIH; 2009 - 2012
Mouse model for Chordoma; Chordoma Community Conference, Bethesda, Maryland; Chordoma Foundation; 2009
Formation of a vertebrate embryo; NIH invitation; Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland; 2009
The Notochord: back pain, stem cells and cancer; Invited speaker; Harvard Stem Cell Institute Seminar Series; 2009
Discover the molecular pathways responsible for forming a limb. The talk investigates why most people have 5 digits and 4 limbs and focuses on the genes responsible for forming these structures.
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1 hour or less
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Low back pain will affect most people over the age of 65 in industrialized countries. In the U.S., treatment of low back pain is estimated to cost 50-100 billion dollars per year. In this talk I will discus my labs experiments at developing a stem cell-based therapy for disc degeneration.
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Adults
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1 hour or less
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