Professional Overview
Stanford Advisors
| Susan Knox: | Academic Advising Dean |
| Raphael Guzman: | Med Scholar Project Advisor |
Education History
| Bachelor of Arts: | Case Western Reserve University, UG Chemistry (2006) |
| Master of Science: | University of Oxford, Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics (2007) |
Honors and Awards
- US-UK Fulbright Scholarship, International Institute of Education (2006-2007)
- Barry M Goldwater Scholarship, Barry M Goldwater Foundation (2005-2006)
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Neural stem cell niche, neural stem cell migration, cerebrovascular and stroke research.
Research Projects
- Improving the Intravascular Delivery of Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells for Stroke (MedScholars project)
- The Vascular Niche: a potential reservoir for exogenously delivered neural stem cells (MedScholars project)
Publications
- Intra-arterial injection of neural stem cells using a microneedle technique does not cause microembolic strokes. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2011; (5): 1263-71
- Biodistribution of neural stem cells after intravascular therapy for hypoxic-ischemia. Stroke. 2010; (9): 2064-70
- Ectopic localization of FOXO3a protein in Lewy bodies in Lewy body dementia and Parkinson's disease. Mol Neurodegener. 2009: 32
- Intraoperative hypothermia during vascular neurosurgical procedures. Neurosurg Focus. 2009; (5): E24
- Positron emission tomography imaging of poststroke angiogenesis. Stroke. 2009; (1): 270-7
- Intracarotid injection of fluorescence activated cell-sorted CD49d-positive neural stem cells improves targeted cell delivery and behavior after stroke in a mouse stroke model. Stroke. 2008; (4): 1300-6
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