The NIH Center for Regenerative Medicine

Neural Stem Cell (NSC)

NSC People

PI (Last) PI (First) Institute Email Link to Lab Cell Types of Interest Keyword — Diseases / Disorders / Pathway / Technology
Adelstein Robert NHLBI adelster@nhlbi.nih.gov Link to Dr. Adelstein's Lab cardiac myocytes; epicardial cells; podocytes; megakaryocytes; neurons MYH9,10 and 14; Pentalogy of Cantrell; MYH9-related diseases; Cardiomyopathy; Cataracts and Hearing Loss
Bharti Kapil NINDS kapilbharti@ninds.nih.gov Link to Dr. Bharti's Lab Retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), iPS cells Retinal degenrative diseases, Best disease, age-related macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, cell-based therapy, cell-physiology, high throughput screening
Bonneman Carsten NINDS carsten.bonnemann@nih.gov Link to Dr. Bonneman's Lab NSC, Cortical Neurons, Astrocytes, Glia, iPS cells alpha-dystroglycanopathies, neuromuscular diseases
Fischbeck Kenneth NINDS fischbeck@ninds.nih.gov Link to Dr. Fischbeck's Lab motor neurons, muscle spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy, spinal muscular atrophy
Freed William NIDA WFREED@intra.nida.nih.gov Link to Dr. Freed's Lab Human embryonic stem cells; neocortical model systems and differentiation; dopaminergic neurons, cell lines Adverse effects of drugs on development; Parkinson’s disease; neurodevelopmental disorders
Gahl William NHGRI gahlw@mail.nih.gov Link to Dr. Gahl's Lab Melanocytes, Neural Stem Cells, Dopaminergic Neurons, Neural progenitor cells, Schwann Cells, Astrocytes, Glia, iPS Cells, ESCs Cystinosis, Hermansky-Pudlack syndrome, Alkaptonuria, Chediak-Higashi syndrome, Hereditary inclusion body myopathy, Gray Platelet syndrome, Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease, Congenital hepatic fibrosis, Parkinsons, Undiagnosed and rare diseases/ lysosomal disorders, sialic acid related disorders
Hanover John NIDDK jah@helix.nih.gov Link to Dr. Hanover's Lab Hematopoeitic stem cells, endocrine stem cells, neural stem cells, iPS cells, imprinting Diabetes, Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's disease, Neurodegeneration, Stem cell pluripotency, nutrient-sensing
Hu Guang NIEHS hug4@niehs.nih.gov Link to Dr. Hu's Lab mESC, hESC, neural stem cells, endoderm progenitor cells self-renewal, pluripotency, lineage-specification
Jothi Raja NIEHS jothi@niehs.nih.gov Link to Dr. Jothi's Lab ESCs, iPS cells, Neural Stem Cells Cancer, Epigenetics, LIF signaling, ChIP-Seq
Kelley Matt NIDCD Kelleymt@nidcd.nih.gov Link to Dr. Kelley's Lab NSCs, mechanosensory hair cells, auditory and vestibular neurons Hearing loss, deafness, hair cell regeneration, auditory neuropathy
McKew John NCATS john.mckew@nih.gov Link to Dr. McKew's Lab hiPSCs, dopanimergic Neurons, motor neurons, astrocytes, cardiac myocytes, hepatocytes Lysosmal storage diseases, fragile X syndrome, Parkinson's disease, ALS, Psychiatric diseases
McMahon Francis NIMH mcmahonf@mail.nih.govLink to Dr. McMahon's Lab Neural Stem Cells, Neurons, glia bipolar disorder, major mood disorders
Miller Sheldon NEI MillerS@NEI.NIH.GOV Link to Dr. Miller's Lab Retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), iPS cells Retinal degenrative diseases, Best disease, age-related macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, cell-based therapy, cell-physiology, high throughput screening
Mukoyama Yosuke NHLBI mukoyamay@nhlbi.nih.gov Link to Dr. Mukoyama's Lab Neural Stem Cells, Sensory Neurons, Sympathetic Neurons, Endothelial Cells, Pericytes, Epicardial Cells, Heart Conduction Systems. Congenital Heart Disease, Vascular Malformation, Peripheral Neuropathy, 3D Imaging of Tubular Branching Network: Nervous and Vascular systems
Park John NINDS ParkJK@ninds.nih.gov Link to Dr. Park's Lab Microglia, iPS Cells Glioblastoma, Malignant glioma, Immunotherapy
Porter Forbes NICHD fdporter@mail.nih.gov Link to Dr. Porter's Lab hESCs, hiPSCs, neural stem cells, neurons, glia Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome, Niemann-Pick disease, cholesterol
Rao Mahendra NIAMS mahendra.rao@nih.gov Link to Dr. Rao's Lab Neural Stem Cells, Dopanimergic Neurons, Neural Crest Stem Cells, Schwann Cells, Astrocytes, Glia, iPS Cells, ESCs Parkinsons,Peripheral Neuropathy
Rennert Owen NICHD rennerto@mail.nih.gov Link to Dr. Rennert's Lab iPs cell (derived from skin fibroblasts), neural stem cells, neurons, microglia, msc(s) autism, neurobehavioral disorders, aging syndromes
Sidransky Ellen NHGRI sidranse@mail.nih.gov Link to Dr. Sidransky's Lab iPScells, macrophages , neural stem cells Gaucher disease , GBA associated parkinsonism.Lysosomal Storage Disorders, RNAi screens, high throughput small molecule screens
Swaroop Anand NEI swaroopa@nei.nih.gov Link to Dr. Swaroop's Lab iPS Cells, ES Cells, iPSC-derived Neural Stem Cells, Rod and Cone Photoreceptors, Muller Glia Cells, RPE cells Retinal and macular degeneration, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Age-related Macular Degeneration, Leber Congenital Amaurosis, Diabetic Retinopathy, Aging, Next Generation Sequencing, Small Molecule Screening, 3D retina reconstruction
Usdin Karen NIDDK ku1j@nih.gov Link to Dr. Usdin's Lab Neural Stem Cells, Neurons, Astrocytes, Glia, iPS Cells, ESCs, granulosa cells The Fragile X-related disorders, Fragile X syndrome, Fragile X-associated tremor and ataxia and Fragile X-associated primary ovarian insufficiency
Zheng Wei NCATS wzheng@mail.nih.gov Link to Dr. Zheng's Lab Neural Stem Cells, Dopanimergic Neurons, motor neurons, Astrocytes, Purkinje neurons Parkinson’s disease, ALS, Niemann Pick Type C Disease, All lysosomal storage diseases (50-60 diseases, http://www.lysosomaldiseasenetwork.org/), SLOS, basically, any rare diseases with a clear phonotype.

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