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SELECTBIO Conferences Stem Cells for Drug Discovery & Toxicity Screening 2017

Robert Halliwell's Biography



Robert Halliwell, Professor of Neuroscience and Clinical Pharmacology, University of The Pacific

Robert F. Halliwell is Professor of Neuroscience and Clinical Pharmacology in the Schools of Pharmacy and Dentistry, University of the Pacific; he previously held a lectureship in Neuroscience at the University of Durham, England and a Research Fellowship at the University of California, Irvine. Dr Halliwell undertook graduate training at University College London and at Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, University of Dundee. His lab is conducting experiments to determine the functional properties of neurons derived from human stem cells; he has also published work in the history of medicine with a book on the history of the drug receptor concept.

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Electrophysiological Properties of Neurons Derived from Human Stem Cells In Vitro

Tuesday, 11 July 2017 at 08:00

Add to Calendar ▼2017-07-11 08:00:002017-07-11 09:00:00Europe/LondonElectrophysiological Properties of Neurons Derived from Human Stem Cells In VitroStem Cells for Drug Discovery and Toxicity Screening 2017 in Boston, USABoston, USASELECTBIOenquiries@selectbiosciences.com

Neurons derived from human stem cells promise great advantages for drug discovery and safety testing, especially in the development of agents for neurological and psychiatric disorders. This presentation will describe recent data showing that human stem cells from a variety of sources can develop the morphological features of neurons and glia, display immunocytochemical markers and express a complex array of functional voltage- and ligand-gated ion channels; I will also consider the advantages and challenges of using different types of human stem cells to derive such neurons. Finally, data will be presented showing the sensitivity of human stem cells and their neural phenotypes to a range of clinically important psychotropic agents.


Add to Calendar ▼2017-07-10 00:00:002017-07-11 00:00:00Europe/LondonStem Cells for Drug Discovery and Toxicity Screening 2017Stem Cells for Drug Discovery and Toxicity Screening 2017 in Boston, USABoston, USASELECTBIOenquiries@selectbiosciences.com