Recent Publications:

o       Cai, C., and Grabel, L. (2007) Directing the differentiation of embryonic stem cells to neural stem cells. Developmental Dynamics. In press.

 

o       Carpentino, J., Hartman, N., Grabel, L., and Naegele, J. (2007)  Region-specific differentiation of ES-derived neural progenitor transplants into the adult mouse hippocampus following seizures.   Journal of Neuroscience Research. In press.
 

o       Gruen, L and Grabel, L. 2007. Ethics and Stem Cell Research, Introductory Paper. Metaphilosophy 38:137-152. To be published shortly by Blackwell as a book.
 

o       Gruen, L., Grabel, L., and Singer, P. 2007. Guest editors of special issue of Metaphilosophy 38 "Stem Cell Research: the Ethical Issues". Blackwell (To be published shortly as a book.)
 

o       Gruen, L., and Grabel, L. 2006. Scientific and ethical roadblocks to human embryonic stem cell therapy. Stem Cells 24: 2162-2176.

o       Mills, E., LaMonica, K., Hong, T., Pagliaruli, T., Mulrooney, J. and Grabel, L.  (2005)  Roles for Rho/Rock and vinculin in parietal endoderm migration.  Cell Communication and Adhesion 12(1-2):9-22.
 

• Hong, T. and Grabel, L. (2006) Migration of F9 parietal endoderm is regulated by the ERK pathway.  Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 97(6):1339-49.

o       Maye, P., Becker, S. Siemen, H., Thorne, J., Byrd, N., Carpentino, J., and Grabel, L. (2004) Hedgehog signaling is required for the differentiation of ES cells into neuroectoderm. Dev. Biol. 265: 276-290.
 

Our Lab is currently funded by:

The National Institutes of Health

The Connecticut Stem Cell Initiative