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| The mission of the Reeve-Irvine Research Center is to find new treatments for spinal cord injury through the collaborative research and educational efforts of prominent scientists and clinicians both at the University of California, Irvine and around the world. |
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Faculty Directory
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Oswald Steward, Ph.D. |
| - Director & Professor, Reeve-Irvine Research Center |
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| Professor, Departments of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Neurobiology and Behavior and Neurosurgery |
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| Dr. Steward's research focuses on how nerve cells create and maintain their connections with each other, how these "synapses" are modified by experience and injury, and what genes play a role in nerve cell regeneration, growth and function. A long-standing interest is in the mechanisms of mRNA sorting and transport in neurons, especially the targeting of mRNA to synaptic sites on dendrites. osteward@uci.edu |
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Aileen Anderson, Ph.D. |
| - Associate Professor, Reeve-Irvine Research Center |
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| Associate Professor, Departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Anatomy and Neurobiology and Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Center |
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Dr. Aileen Anderson investigates the role of inflammatory mechanisms in degeneration and regeneration in the injured central nervous system (CNS), in particular the spinal cord. Specifically, she focuses on a system that receives little attention, the complement system. Complement is a principal driver for multiple inflammatory mechanisms, and in recent studies, Dr. Anderson's lab has shown is activated after spinal cord injury. aja@uci.edu
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Brian Cummings, Ph.D. |
| - Associate Professor, Reeve-Irvine Research Center |
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| Associate Professor, Departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Anatomy and Neurobiology and Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Center |
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Dr. Cummings investigates the mechanisms of recovery mediated by human stem cell transplantation after spinal cord injury. Neurodegeneration and regeneration represent critical basic science arenas for understanding basic biology as well as therapeutic targets for functional recovery. Thus, his lab is interested in factors affecting the survival, engraftment, migration, and differentiation of stem cells both in animal models and in cell culture models. cummings@uci.edu
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Hans Keirstead, Ph.D. |
| - Associate Professor, Reeve-Irvine Research Center |
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| Associate Professor, Anatomy & Neurobiology & Interim Co-Director, Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center |
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The focus of the Keirstead laboratory is the development of strategies to limit degeneration and enhance regeneration after spinal cord injury, of both axons and myelin. The laboratory is investigating strategies to reduce or eliminate the post-traumatic enlargement of spinal cord injury sites that normally occurs after traumatic injury. hansk@uci.edu
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Suzy Kim, M.D. |
| - Director, Clinical Spinal Injury Program and Scientific Liaison, Reeve-Irvine Research Center |
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| Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery |
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Joining the faculty at RIRC and UCI Medical Center, Dr. Kim brings her clinical expertise in treating newly spinal injured individuals and consulting their families throughout the continuum of care after spinal cord injury: initial hospitalization, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation and community integration. rirc@uci.edu
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