Overview

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Translational research

Diagnostics, therapies and cures

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Stem cells

Studying pluripotent stem cells will help us understand more about the early stages of embryonic development

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Understanding human diseases

To develop new therapies and cures

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Using embryonic development

To understand human health and disease

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Understanding muscle development and disease

Will lead to new therapies for muscular dystrophies

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Translational research

Developing therapies for type 2 diabetes

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Defining the molecular and cellular basis of human disease

Will define new approaches to treat neurological and cardiovascular disease

The Center for Molecular Medicine’s mission is to better understand the molecular and cellular basis of human disease and to use this information to guide the development of new diagnostics, therapies, and cures.

Research areas include:

  • Use of stem cells in cardiovascular, neurological and metabolic disease
  • Human disease modeling with human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)
  • Drug discovery
  • Tissue engineering
  • Vaccine development

— January 2025 —

The new year brings in TWO new pillars of leadership, research, and education to the CCRC / CMM communities!

Joining us are Drs. Nathan Lewis and Christopher West.

Nathan Lewis (left) is the newest Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar for both the Center for Molecular Medicine and the Complex Carbohydrate Research Center. Lewis, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, will be bringing his research and part of his team from the University of California, SanDiego.

Lewis studies cellular communication, cell-cell interactions, and how cells are regulated on a molecular level, all in efforts to study human disease and engineer cells for therapeutic purposes.

Chris West

Chris West (right), UGA’s Distinguished Research Professor, has until recently guided the Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Department as Head for nine years. West now takes up the mantle of Associate Director for the Center for Molecular Medicine to share his experience and resources.

West uses techniques such as gene editing and glycome profiling to study glycosylation as used by eukaryotic parasites to proliferate. Click here for more information on Chris West: https://ccrc.uga.edu/team/christopher-west/

We enthusiastically welcome both great minds to lead and collaborate with us!

 

The Zeltner Lab published a new article in Cell Stem Cell titled “Parasympathetic Neurons Derived from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells.” To read the complete article, follow this link: parasympathetic neurons.

 

 

 

Congratulations to Dr. Jinglian Tao who has been awarded a 2024 American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship.

Dr. Tao is part of Dr. Natalia Ivanova’s lab group at the CMM.

Learn more about Dr. Tao’s work here. 

 


On November 17th, 2022, The Zeltner Lab published their open-access article “Norepinephrine transporter defects lead to sympathetic hyperactivity in Familial Dysautonomia models”in the journal Nature CommunicationsUse the link above to see the full article.


Zeltner Lab

Efficient Differentiation of Postganglionic Sympathetic Neurons using Human Pluripotent Stem Cells under Feeder-free and Chemically Defined Culture Conditions

Efficient Differentiation of Postganglionic Sympathetic Neurons using Human Pluripotent Stem Cells under Feeder-free and Chemically Defined Culture Conditions.

News & Upcoming Events

Aug 30, 2024 – Seminar Speaker

Jennifer Spangle – Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology at Emory University School of Medicine

CCRC Auditorium @ 11:00am