Stephen M Strittmatter MD, PhD
Vincent Coates Professor of Neurology and Professor of Neurobiology; Director, Cellular Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration and Repair; Director, Adler Memory Clinic in Neurology
Departments & Organizations
Program in Cellular Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration and Repair
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Neuroscience | Molecular Cell Biology, Genetics and Development
Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program
Yale Medical Group
Neurobiology: Kavli Institute for Neuroscience | Strittmatter Lab
Neurology: Alzheimer's Disease/Dementia and Neuro-degenerative Disorders
Research Interests
Axon Guidance; Axon Regeneration; Spinal Cord Injury; Molecular Biology; Stroke; Neurodegenerative Disease; Alzheimer's Disease; Fronto-Temporal Dementia more...
Education
- AB, Harvard College, 1980
- M.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1986
- Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1986
Selected Publications
- Akbik FV, Bhagat SM, Patel PR, Cafferty WB, Strittmatter SM. Anatomical plasticity of adult brain is titrated by nogo receptor 1. Neuron. 6:859-866 (2013).
- Um JW, Nygaard HB, Heiss JK, Kostylev MA, Stagi M, Vortmeyer A, Wisniewski T, Gunther EC, Strittmatter SM. Alzheimer Amyloid-ß Oligomer Bound to Post-Synaptic Prion Protein Activates Fyn to Impair Neurons. Nat Neurosci. 15: 1227-1235 (2012).
- Duffy P, Wang X, Seigel CS, Tu N, Henkemeyer M, Cafferty WBJ, Strittmatter SM. Myelin-Derived EphrinB3 Restricts Axonal Regeneration and Recovery after Adult CNS Injury. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 109:5063-5068 (2012).
