Flora Maria Vaccarino, MD
Harris Professor in the Child Study Center and Professor of Neurobiology
Departments & Organizations
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Neuroscience | Molecular Cell Biology, Genetics and Development
Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program
Stem Cell Center, Yale
Albert J. Solnit Integrated Training Program
Program in Neurodevelopment and Regeneration
Neurobiology
Child Study Center: Tourette’s Syndrome & Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders | NIMH Research Training Program in Childhood-onset Neuropsychiatric Disorders | Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Training Program | Program in Neurodevelopment and Regeneration
Research Interests
Neural stem cells; cerebral cortex; neuronal progenitors; tyrosine kinase growth factors; excitatory neurons; GABAergic neurons; postmortem human brain;induced pluripotent stem cells; hypoxia more...
Education
- M.D., Padua University Medical University, 1979
Selected Publications
- Rash, B.G., Lim, H.D., Breunig, J.J., and Vaccarino, F.M.: FGF signaling expands embryonic cortical surface area by regulating Notch-dependent neurogenesis. J Neurosci, 31: 15604-17, 2011.
- Vaccarino, F.M., Urban, A.E., Stevens, H.E., Szekely, A., Abyzov, A.,Grigorenko, E.L., Gerstein, M.,Weissman, S.: Annual Research Review: The promise of stem cell research for neuropsychiatric disorders. J Child Psychol Psychiatry, Ed. 2011/01/06, Jan 4.
- Silbereis, J., Heintz, T., Taylor, M.M., Ganat, Y.M., Ment, L.M., Bordey, A., Vaccarino, F.M.: Astroglial cells in the external granular layer are precursors of cerebellar granule neurons in neonates. Molecular Cell. Neurosci. (2010) 44:362-373.
