Yang (Ted) D Teng
Harvard Medical School, USA
Biography
Recovery Research and Director, Laboratory of SCI, Stem Cell Biology and Neurofacilitation Research, Departments of PM&R and Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School/Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Network and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He investigates functional multipotency of stem cells and recovery neurobiology through multimodal approaches that integrate stem cell biology, neural and glial biology, chemical and genetic engineering, molecular pharmacology and neural oncology. Work of his team has received the prestigious Apple award of the American Spinal Injury Association (2011), the ERF New investigator award from the foundation of PM&R (2004) and the Mayfield award and Larson Research award of the CNS/AANS Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves (2012, 2015 & 2016). Prof. Teng reviews for >50 academic and clinical journals and holds study section membership of the NIH, VA, DoD, European Union academic organizations, research and education institutions and scientific and academic foundations. He was elected President (2013-2014) of the American Society for Neural Therapy and Repair.