Robert Halliwell's Biography

Robert Halliwell, Professor of Neuroscience, University of The Pacific

Robert F. Halliwell completed postgraduate training in neurological science at University College London, in pharmacology at Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, University of Dundee and a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Neuroscience at the University of California, Irvine. I previously held a lectureship in Neuroscience at the University of Durham, England and I am currently Professor in Neuroscience in the School of Pharmacy, University of the Pacific. I contribute to Schools of Neuroscience in Africa for IBRO; I am a member of the Medical Ethics Committee at St Joseph’s Medical Center, Stockton, CA, and an Advisor on Mental Health for the Wellness Center of San Joaquin County. My laboratory is addressing the properties and value of neurons derived from a variety of human stem cells for studies in neuropharmacology and neurotoxicology; I have also published work in the history of medicine.

Progress in the Use of Human Stem Cells to Predict Developmental Neurotoxicity

Tuesday, 15 October 2019 at 10:00

Add to Calendar ▼2019-10-15 10:00:002019-10-15 11:00:00Europe/LondonProgress in the Use of Human Stem Cells to Predict Developmental Neurotoxicity3D-Culture and Organoids 2019 in Coronado Island, CaliforniaCoronado Island, CaliforniaSELECTBIOenquiries@selectbiosciences.com

Current methods to assess the risks of damage to the developing nervous system from prenatal exposure to drugs rely heavily on animal models that are inefficient, costly and of poor predictive validity; there are also ethical concerns about using large numbers of animals in biomedical research. Ready availability of a variety of human stem cells and their potential to differentiate in to functional neurons (neurogenesis) is a powerful new platform to model development of the nervous system in a dish and to determine the impact of drugs and environmental agents on these processes. Our lab is investigating the potential of a variety of human stem cells to differentiate to functional neurons and glia and we are also examining their value to indicate (or predict) developmental neurotoxicity from a range of neuropsychiatric medicines. This presentation will provide new data from our lab on the impact of a range of anticonvulsant agents on stem cell viability, proliferation, neural differentiation and electrophysiological properties.

Add to Calendar ▼2019-10-14 00:00:002019-10-15 00:00:00Europe/London3D-Culture and Organoids 20193D-Culture and Organoids 2019 in Coronado Island, CaliforniaCoronado Island, CaliforniaSELECTBIOenquiries@selectbiosciences.com

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