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Name: George M.  Smith
Position Type: Chair
Appointment Start Date: 07/01/00
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Highest Degree: Ph.D.
Professional Affiliations: 2006 Reeves-Irvine Center, Univ. Of California, Irvine 2006 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 2005 Reeves-Irvine Center, Univ. Of California, Irvine 2005 Regeneration Symposium, Atlanta, GA
Primary Research Focus: spinal cord regeneraiton
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Publications: Heron PM, Sutton BM, Curinga GM, Smith GM, Snow DM. Localized gene expression of axon guidance molecules in neuronal co-cultures. J Neurosci Methods. 2006 Aug 25; Chaudhry N, de Silva U, Smith GM. Cell adhesion molecule L1 modulates nerve-growth-factor-induced CGRP-IR fiber sprouting. Exp Neurol. 2006 Nov;202(1):238-49 Nakamura TY, Jeromin A, Smith G, Kurushima H, Koga H, Nakabeppu Y, Wakabayashi S, Nabekura J. Novel role of neuronal Ca2+ sensor-1 as a survival factor up-regulated in injured neurons. J Cell Biol. 2006 Mar 27;172(7):1081-91. Cameron AA, Smith GM, Randall DC, Brown DR, Rabchevsky AG. Genetic manipulation of intraspinal plasticity after spinal cord injury alters the severity of autonomic dysreflexia. J Neurosci. 2006 Mar 15;26(11):2923-32. Crow BB, Borneman AF, Hawkins DL, Smith GM, Nelson KD. Evaluation of in vitro drug release, pH change, and molecular weight degradation of poly(L-lactic acid) and poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) fibers. Tissue Eng. 2005 Jul-Aug;11(7-8):1077-84. Cai J, Peng X, Nelson KD, Eberhart R, Smith GM. Permeable guidance channels containing microfilament scaffolds enhance axon growth and maturation. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2005 Nov 1;75(2):374-86.