Event Detail (Archived)

Cellular Plasticity in the Intact and Injured Central Nervous System

The Nicholson Lecture

  • This event already took place in October 2015
  • Caspary Auditorium

Event Details

Type
Friday Lecture Series
Speaker(s)
Jonas Frisn, M.D., Ph.D., Tobias Foundation Professor of Stem Cell Research, department of cell and molecular biology, Karolinska Institutet
Speaker bio(s)

Dr. Frisén leads research focused on the cellular plasticity of the central nervous system (CNS) under both normal and pathological conditions. The CNS has traditionally been regarded as a static system in which little exchange of cells occurs, but this picture is rapidly changing. In particular, neural stem cells have been shown to be present in the adult brain and spinal cord. In most mammals, hippocampus and olfactory bulb neurons are continuously added throughout life.
 
In his Nicholson Lecture, Dr. Frisén will describe how his research team determined the birth dates of neurons by taking advantage of an increase in atmospheric carbon-14 resulting from nuclear bomb tests during the Cold War. This work has revealed a unique pattern of adult neurogenesis in humans. He will also describe how quiescent neural stem cells contribute to the repair of CNS injuries.
 
Dr. Frisén received his M.D. in 1991 and his Ph.D. in 1993, both from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. From 1995 to 1997, he trained as a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Mariano Barbacid, at Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Research Institute in Princeton. In 2001, he began his current appointment as the Tobias Foundation Professor of Stem Cell Research at Karolinska.
 
Recipient of numerous recognitions for his important contributions to science, Dr. Frisén received the 2013 Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences Gold Medal and was appointed Distinguished Professor of the Swedish Research Council in 2014. Dr. Frisén is also a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and an adjunct member of the Nobel Committee.

Open to
Public
Host
Marc Tessier-Lavigne, Ph.D.
Reception
Refreshments, 3:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m., Abby Lounge
Contact
Linda Hanssler
Phone
(212) 327-7714
Sponsor
Linda Hanssler
(212) 327-7714
lhanssler@rockefeller.edu
Readings
http://librarynews.rockefeller.edu/?p=3868

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