D. Eugene Redmond Jr. MD
Professor of Psychiatry and of Neurosurgery
Departments & Organizations
Stem Cell Center, Yale: Stem Cells and Tissue Repair | Tissue Specific Stem CellsNeurosurgery
Psychiatry: Neural Transplant and Neurobehavior Program
Biography
Our group was the first to achieve functional restoration of parkinsonism in monkeys using transplanted neural cells, which we also studied in human patients. Since then we have been working to develop more effective replacement strategies using viral vector delivered growth factors and better cells derived from stem cells.
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Education
- M.D., Baylor University , 1968
Selected Publication
- Redmond, D. E., Jr. (2011). Behavioral assessment in the African green monkey after MPTP Administration. Neuromethods. E. Lane and S. Dunnett, Springer Science. 61: 401-435.
Latest Honor and Recognition
- Foundation's Fund Prize for Research in Psychiatry(1981) , American Psychiatric Association
Articles
July/August 2008
A ‘Shangri-La’ for stem cell research at Yale
This summer marks the second anniversary of the opening of the Yale Stem Cell Center (YSCC). By any measure, say YSCC...
July/August 2007
Stem cells show promise in Parkinson’s
The symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (PD)—muscle rigidity, tremor and a general slowing of movement—have been...
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