Marius Wernig, MD, PhD
Professor at Stanford University
2014 NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Prize Recipient
2010 NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Investigator Alumnus
MD, Technical University of Munich
PhD, Technical University of Munich
Postdoctoral Training, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research at MIT
Bio
INVESTIGATOR
Dr. Wernig is an Associate Professor of Pathology at the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine and the Department of Pathology at Stanford University, where his lab investigates the mechanisms that determine neural cell fate decisions. His laboratory was the first to generate functional neuronal cells reprogrammed directly from skin fibroblasts. They are now working on cell transplantation-based strategies for a variety of monogenetic diseases. He completed his postdoctoral research at Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research at MIT. He is a NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Prize Recipient.
PRIZE
Dr. Wernig’s research focuses on reprogramming skin cells into functional neurons, and he and colleagues are currently conducting clinical trials to find treatments for recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB), a rare tissue disorder.
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Mentioned In
- Our Community’s Top 10 Stem Cell and Neuroscience Breakthroughs of 2023
- Blood Stem Cell Therapy for Alzheimer’s Disease Shows Promise in Mice
- Replacing the Brain’s Cleanup Machinery to Treat Neurological Disease
- New Hope for a Rare and Deadly Neurological Disease
- Dr. Marius Wernig Receives 2018 Ogawa-Yamanaka Stem Cell Prize from the Gladstone Institutes
- From Blood to Brain: NYSCF – Robertson Investigator Turns Immune Cells Into Neurons
- NYSCF Innovator Improves Neuron Derivation from Stem Cells
- NYSCF Innovator Describes Potential Cell Replacement Strategy for Parkinson's Disease
- NYSCF Innovator Shows Nerve Cells Resist Transforming Into Other Cell Types
- Six NYSCF Innovators Named 2016 Faculty Scholars
- NYSCF Innovator Dissects Stem Cell-to-Neuron Reprogramming
- NYSCF - Robertson Investigator Identifies iPS Cell Reprogramming Regulators
- NYSCF - Robertson Prize Winner Lays Foundation for Blistering Skin Disorder Cure
- Dr. Marius Wernig Awarded 4th Annual NYSCF - Robertson Stem Cell Prize