William Gunn
Graduate Research at Tulane University
New Orleans, LA United StatesWhat I Do:
My profile is here and my CV is here.
I have also consulted with an as-yet nonpublic startup on the manufacture of nanoscale molecular diagnostics instrumentation.
Expertise:
Experience:
Tulane University
Graduate Research
My work at Tulane involves self-guided experimental research on the relationship between Human Adult Stem Cells and cancer. I work with a team of 30 people, and my responsibilities also include managing and directing the research of incoming graduate students and summer interns.
Education:
Tulane University
PhD TBA 2008, Adult Stem Cells, Molecular Biology, Cancer
Member of International Society for Cellular Therapy
Louisiana Board of Regents Fellow
Science Blogger
The University of Southern Mississippi
B.S. , Molecular Biology
Undergraduate research activities included research on bacterial pathogenesis, eukaryotic transcriptional regulation, and the molecular biology of learning and memory.
Publications:
The promise of canonical Wnt signaling modulators in enhancing bone repair.
Drug news & perspectives 19, 445-452A review article discussing the use of Wnt-modulating drugs in diseases of bone.
2006The promise of canonical Wnt signaling modulators in enhancing bone repair.
Drug news & perspectives 19, 445-452A review article discussing the use of Wnt-modulating drugs in diseases of bone.
2006Dkk-1-derived Synthetic Peptides and Lithium Chloride for the Control and Recovery of Adult Stem Cells from Bone Marrow.
ournal of Biological Chemistry 280, 2309-2323A research article presenting Dkk1 and Wnt-mimetics as agents for in vitro manipulation of hMSCs.
2005How Wnt Signaling Affects Bone Repair by Mesenchymal Stem Cells from the Bone Marrow.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1049, 97-106A review article discussing the role of hMSCs in disease of bone.
2005Dkk-1-derived Synthetic Peptides and Lithium Chloride for the Control and Recovery of Adult Stem Cells from Bone Marrow.
ournal of Biological Chemistry 280, 2309-2323A research article presenting Dkk1 and Wnt-mimetics as agents for in vitro manipulation of hMSCs.
2005An Alizarin red-based assay of mineralization by adherent cells in culture: comparison with cetylpyridinium chloride extraction.
Anal Biochem 329, 77-84A methods paper describing a novel assay for calcium in biomineralized cultures.
2004An Alizarin red-based assay of mineralization by adherent cells in culture: comparison with cetylpyridinium chloride extraction.
Anal Biochem 329, 77-84A methods paper describing a novel assay for calcium in biomineralized cultures.
2004An Alizarin red-based assay of mineralization by adherent cells in culture: comparison with cetylpyridinium chloride extraction.
Anal Biochem 329, 77-84A methods paper describing a novel assay for calcium in biomineralized cultures.
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