Ogawa-Yamanaka Stem Cell Prize Reception
Join notable scientists and industry leaders at a cocktail reception and short ceremony to honor Rusty Gage, PhD, the recipient of the 2024 Ogawa-Yamanaka Stem Cell Prize. He’s recognized for pioneering stem cell biology of the central nervous system and of age-related neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders using reprogrammed cells.
Gladstone President Deepak Srivastava, MD, and Gladstone Senior Investigator and Nobel laureate Shinya Yamanaka, MD, PhD, will present Gage with the prize for his groundbreaking contributions to stem cell science.
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 diseases 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 (iPSCs), discovered by Gladstone Senior Investigator and Nobel laureate Shinya Yamanaka. 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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December 3, 2024Time
5:30-7:30pm PSTLocation
The Royal Towers, 1750 Taylor Street, San Francisco, CA
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