David V Schaffer, Ph.D.
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Professor
Chemical Engineering
Bioengineering, Neuroscience
University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)
Associate Director
Berkeley Stem Cell Center (Berkeley, CA)
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Degrees:
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)B.S., Chemical Engineering, Stanford University (Stanford, CA)
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Past Advisors:
Fred H. Gage (as Post Doctoral Fellow)Douglas Lauffenburger (as Graduate Student - Ph.D.)
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Research:
We apply quantitative principles to develop stem cell and gene therapeutics for tissue regeneration.
Our research program applies engineering principles to problems in cell biology and bioengineering. Our laboratory focuses on the related fields of stem cell biology and gene therapy. Specifically, we are studying signal transduction and gene regulation networks that control the behavior of stem cells. In parallel, we are working on the basic development of specific viral vectors to improve gene delivery vehicle performance for therapeutic applications, including stem cell-based therapies.
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Honors:
2008 Robert W. Vaughan Lectureship, California Institute of Technology
2006 American Chemical Society Biochemical Technology Division Young Investigator Award
2005 Van Ness Award Lectureship, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
2002 Technology Review Magazine "Top 100 Innovator Under 35" Award
2001 Office of Naval Research Young Investigator
2001 National Science Foundation CAREER Award
2000 The Biomedical Engineering Society Rita Shaffer Young Investigator Award
1993 National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship (declined)
1993 Whitaker Foundation Graduate Fellowship (declined)
1993-1998 Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowship
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