Irving Weissman

Irving L Weissman

Professor, Pathology - Pathology Stem Cell Institute
Professor, Developmental Biology
Member, Bio-X
Member, Cardiovascular Institute
Member, Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
Member, Maternal & Child Health Research Institute (MCHRI)
Member, Stanford Cancer Institute
Member, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
MD, Stanford University, Medicine (1965)
BS, Montana State College, Pre-med (1961)
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irv@stanford.edu
(650) 723-6520

Related Projects

Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience
Brain Resilience Scholar Award
2023
The origin of neurodegeneration: insight from a unique colonial chordate

With an aging population, neurodegenerative disorders contribute increasingly to our global health burden with no cure or effective treatments. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) are two neurodegenerative disorders that are distinct in clinical presentation (ALS impairs movement/breathing, whereas FTD impairs behavior/cognition).