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Dr. Kathleen Spears
Assistant Professor
Education
- PhD
Neuroscience, Emphasis: Regenerative Medicine; University of Missouri,
2011
- BS
Biology; Truman State University, 2003
Courses Taught
- Medical
Terminology
- General
Biology
- Immunology
- Human
Physiology
Academic Interest
- Cancer stem
cells
- Neuroimmunology
- Neural stem cell differentiation
- Developmental biology
Scholarly Activity
- Spears K,
Kern J, Hassett DE, Kirk MD. (2012). Neuralized embryonic stem cells
induce a systemic immune response in an in vivo model of CNS cell
replacement therapy. Submitted.
- Spears
K, Bradley L, Litofsky NS, Miller DC, Anthony D.
(2012) Glioblastoma associated endothelial cells originate from the
CD133+ fraction of tumor stem cells and are not recruited from the host
vasculature. In Prep.
- Meyer JS, Tullis G, Pierret C, Spears
K, Kirk MD. (2009) Detection of calcium
transients in embryonic stem cells and their differentiated progeny.
Cellular and Molecular Neurobiolgoy.Vol. 29, 1191-203
- Pierret
C*, Spears K*, Morrison JA*, Maruniak JA, Katz ML, Kirk MD. (2007).
Elements of a neural stem cell niche derived from embryonic stem cells. Stem
Cells and Development, Vol.16,1017-26
- Pierret
C, Spears K, Maruniak JA, Kirk MD. (2006). Neural crest as the source of
adult stem cells. Stem Cells and Development, Vol.15,
286-91
Other Professional Experiences
- Society for
Neuroscience,
Active Member
- International Society for Stem Cell Research, Associate Member
- Council on Undergraduate Research, Enhanced Member
