NHGRI DIR Seminar Series - Marius Wernig

December 14, 2023 - Dr. Marius Wernig, Professor of Pathology and Co-Director of the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at Stanford University, presents an NHGRI DIR Seminar titled, "Next generation cell therapies for the brain." He is interested in pluripotent stem cell biology and the molecular determinants of neural cell fate decisions. His laboratory was the first to generate functional neuronal cells reprogrammed directly from skin fibroblasts, which he termed induced neuronal (iN) cells. The lab is working on identifying the molecular mechanisms of induced lineage fate changes, the phenotypic consequences of disease-causing mutations in human neurons, and developing novel therapeutic gene targeting and cell transplantation-based strategies for a variety of monogenetic diseases.
About the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Division of Intramural Research (DIR) Seminar Series: The NHGRI DIR Seminar Series sponsors a monthly series of talks by intramural and special guest speakers celebrating genetics and genomics research. Speakers are selected by NHGRI intramural faculty and trainees and cover research topics of interest to a wide audience.
Relevant Links:
DIR Seminar Series: www.genome.gov/dir/seminars
Marius Werning: med.stanford.edu/profiles/mar...