Eleni A Markakis, PhD
Associate Research Scientist in Diagnostic Radiology
Departments & Organizations
Stem Cell Center, Yale
Diagnostic Radiology: Magnetic Resonance Research Center
Neural Transplant and Neurobehavior Program
Research Interests
Adult Neurogenesis; Adult-derived Neural Progenitor Cells; Neural Stem Cells; Neurotrophic Factors, Gene Therapy, Parkinson's Disease, Epilepsy more...
Education
- AB, Bryn Mawr College,
- M.A., Bryn Mawr College, 1991
- Ph.D., University of Southern California, 1996
Selected Publications
- Comparative transduction efficiency of AAV vector serotypes 1-6 in the substantia nigra and striatum of the primate brain. Markakis EA, Vives KP, Bober J, Leichtle S, Leranth C, Beecham J, Elsworth JD, Roth RH, Samulski RJ, Redmond DE Jr. Mol Ther. 2010 Mar;18(3):588-93.
- Convergence of cells from the progenitor fraction of adult olfactory bulb tissue to remyelinating glia in demyelinating spinal cord lesions. Markakis EA, Sasaki M, Lankford KL, Kocsis JD. PLoS One. 2009 Sep 29;4(9):e7260.
- Behavioral improvement in a primate Parkinson's model is associated with multiple homeostatic effects of human neural stem cells. Redmond DE Jr, Bjugstad KB, Teng YD, Ourednik V, Ourednik J, Wakeman DR, Parsons XH, Gonzalez R, Blanchard BC, Kim SU, Gu Z, Lipton SA, Markakis EA, Roth RH, Elsworth JD, Sladek JR Jr, Sidman RL, Snyder EY. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 Jul 17;104(29):12175-80.
