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Stem Cells

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by Lawrence S.B. Goldstein, PhD,

and Meg Schneider

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About the Authors

Lawrence S.B. Goldstein, PhD: Larry Goldstein, director of the University of

California–San Diego Stem Cell Program, is one of the United States’ foremost

experts in stem cell research. He has studied genetics and cellular develop-

ment for 35 years and has an active laboratory research program studying

Alzheimer’s and Lou Gehrig’s disease and possible uses of embryonic stem

cells and their derivatives in treating these diseases. He has played an active

role in national science policy, having served on many public scienti c advi-

sory committees. He has testi ed on a number of occasions before the U.S.

House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate about National Institutes of

Health funding and stem cell research. He also served as co-chair of the sci-

enti c advisory committee to the campaign for the Proposition 71 stem cell

research initiative, which authorized $3 billion in tax-free state bonds to fund

stem cell research in California over 10 years. As a cofounder and consultant

of the biotechnology company Cytokinetics, he also has had an active role

in private industry, where he has gained experience in translating scienti c

insights into new therapeutic approaches.

In addition to the directorship of the Stem Cell Program, Larry is Professor

of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the UCSD School of Medicine and an

Investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Before moving to

UCSD, he was assistant, associate, and full professor at Harvard University’s

Department of Cellular and Developmental Biology.

He received his B.A. degree in biology and genetics from UCSD in 1976 and

his PhD degree in genetics from the University of Washington, Seattle, in

1980. He did postdoctoral research at the University of Colorado at Boulder

and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

His awards include a Senior Scholar Award from the Ellison Medical

Foundation, an American Cancer Society Faculty Research Award, the Loeb

Chair in Natural Sciences when he was at Harvard University, election to the

American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the 2009 Public Service Award

from the American Society for Cell Biology.

Meg Schneider: Meg Schneider is an award-winning writer who has

authored or coauthored ten books, including Making Millions For Dummies

(Wiley), Budget Weddings For Dummies (Wiley), New York Yesterday & Today

(Voyageur), and The Good-For-You Marriage (Adams Media).

Meg’s journalism honors include awards from the Iowa Associated Press

Managing Editors, the Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association, the New

York State Associated Press, and the William Randolph Hearst Foundation.

A native of Iowa, Meg now lives in upstate New York.

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