Ogawa-Yamanaka Stem Cell Prize
Rusty Gage, PhD
On December 3, Gladstone Institutes will honor the 2024 Ogawa-Yamanaka Stem Cell Prize winner, Rusty Gage. He’s recognized for pioneering stem cell biology of the central nervous system and of age-related neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders using reprogrammed cells.
During this event, Gage will be presented with the award and give a scientific lecture based on his recent projects and groundbreaking research.
If you’re unable to attend the event in person, you can register for the livestream.
About Rusty Gage
Rusty Gage, PhD, is a professor in the Laboratory of Genetics, as well as the Vi and John Adler Chair for Research on Age-Related Neurodegenerative Disease at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. He is also an adjunct professor at UC San Diego and the immediate past president of the Salk Institute.
He received his PhD from Johns Hopkins University. Gage’s work concentrates on the adult central nervous system and the unexpected plasticity and adaptability to environmental stimulation that remain throughout the life of all mammals. In addition, he models human neurological and psychiatric disease in vitro using human stem cells. His lab also studies the genomic mosaicism that exists in the brain as a result of mobile elements that are active during neurogenesis.
Gage has published more than 900 scientific papers and is one of the most cited researchers in neuroscience. He has mentored many young scientists over the course of his 40-year academic career, and his trainees have pursued successful academic careers at many top research institutions around the world, including Stanford University, Johns Hopkins University, University of Pennsylvania, Kyoto University, and the University of Zürich.
The Ogawa-Yamanaka Stem Cell Prize recognizes individuals whose original translational research has advanced cellular reprogramming technology for regenerative medicine. The prize was established in 2015 through a generous gift from the Betty and Hiro Ogawa Family. It also recognizes the importance of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells), discovered by Gladstone Senior Investigator and Nobel Laureate Shinya Yamanaka, MD, PhD. Chosen by a committee of peers, the awardee receives an unrestricted prize of $150,000 USD. The prize is supported by Gladstone and Cell Press.
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