Sean Morrison Ph.D.

Expertise: Stem cells

Academic Discipline: Internal Medicine - Medical Genetics

Appointments: Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, Associate Professor, Cell & Developmental Biology, Medical School, Assistant Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Director of Center for Stem Cell Biology, Life Sciences Institute

Phone: (734) 764-2220

· Studies the basic mechanisms that regulate stem cell function by studying both blood forming stem cells and nervous system stem cells
· Currently investigating whether stem cells from various types of tissues use the same set of genes to replace themselves an inquiry that could have profound implications for treating cancer and other diseases
· Studies neural crest stem cells which develop into the peripheral nervous system, connective tissue and other types of cells as well as hematopoietic stem cells, which form the blood and immune systems
· Received Wired Magazine's Rave Award for Science in 2003
· Was one of 100 young innovators profiled in the June 2002 issue of Technology Review