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Hire Dr. Leah B.

United States

Profile Summary

I am a stem cell biologist, with a decade of academic experience exploring many aspects of regenerative medicine (technical research, clinical and industrial translation, education, training, certification, regulation, ethics, grant funding, editing, outreach, communication, development). My PhD focused on using human stem cells for drug discovery in Parkinson's disease, by targeting both inflammatory and neuro-protective pathways. The majority of my work is with human stem cells, but I've also gained hands on experience with other model organisms including fruit flies, rodents, and Maine lobster. Additional info: Organized multiple scientific symposia and educational programs (domestic and international); experienced with donor relations, media communication, fundraising, project development; passionate about science education and outreach, mentored many volunteers and interns; proficient in German and Spanish.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Stem Cell Research
• ★ Neurology
• ☆ Developmental Biology
• ☆ Genetics
• ☆ Religion
• ☆ Bioethics & Medical Ethics
• ☆ Science Education
• ☆ Spanish
• ☆ German
• ☆ Medical Sciences

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Work Experience

Director

Salk Institute for Biological Studies

March 2014 - October 2016

Postdoctoral Researcher

Salk Institute Laboratory of Genetics

June 2013 - March 2014

Research Technician and Laboratory Manager

Children's Hospital Boston

June 2005 - August 2007

Education

Ph.D. (Biomedical Science)

University of California San Diego

September 2007 - June 2013

B.S. (Biological Chemistry)

Bates College

September 2001 - June 2005

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Leah Boyer, Xinde Zheng, Mingji Jin, Jerome Mertens, Yongsung Kim, Li Ma, Michael Hamm, Fred H Gage, Tony Hunter(2016). Metabolic reprogramming during neuronal differentiation from aerobic glycolysis to neuronal oxidative phosphorylation . {eLife}. 5. {eLife} Sciences Organisation, Ltd.

Mishra HK, Prots I, Havlicek S, Kohl Z, Perez-Branguli F, Boerstler T, Anneser L, Minakaki G, Wend H, Hampl M, Leone M, Brückner M, Klucken J, Reis A, Boyer L, Schuierer G, Behrens J, Lampert A, Engel FB, Winner B, Annals of neurology, 2016, 2016 .

Leah Boyer, Xinde Zheng, Mingji Jin, Yongsung Kim, Weiwei Fan, Cedric Bardy, Travis Berggren, Ronald M Evans, Fred H Gage, Tony Hunter(2016). Alleviation of neuronal energy deficiency by {mTOR} inhibition as a treatment for mitochondria-related neurodegeneration . {eLife}. 5. {eLife} Sciences Organisation, Ltd.

Mertens J, Wang QW, Kim Y, Yu DX, Pham S, Yang B, Zheng Y, Diffenderfer KE, Zhang J, Soltani S, Eames T, Schafer ST, Boyer L, Marchetto MC, Nurnberger JI, Calabrese JR, Oedegaard KJ, McCarthy MJ, Zandi PP, Yao J, Nature, 2016, vol. 530, no. 7589, pp. 242, 2016 .

Mertens J, Wang QW, Kim Y, Yu DX, Pham S, Yang B, Zheng Y, Diffenderfer KE, Zhang J, Soltani S, Eames T, Schafer ST, Boyer L, Marchetto MC, Nurnberger JI, Calabrese JR, Ødegaard KJ, McCarthy MJ, Zandi PP, Yao J, Nature, 2015, vol. 527, no. 7576, pp. 95-99, 2015 .

Bardy C, van den Hurk M, Eames T, Marchand C, Hernandez RV, Kellogg M, Gorris M, Galet B, Palomares V, Brown J, Bang AG, Mertens J, Böhnke L, Boyer L, Simon S, Gage FH, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2015, vol. 112, no. 20, pp. E2725-34, 2015 .

Havlicek S, Kohl Z, Mishra HK, Prots I, Eberhardt E, Denguir N, Wend H, Plötz S, Boyer L, Marchetto MC, Aigner S, Sticht H, Groemer TW, Hehr U, Lampert A, Schlötzer-Schrehardt U, Winkler J, Gage FH, Winner B, Human molecular genetics, 2014, vol. 23, no. 10, pp. 2527-2541, 2014 .

Chung J, Anderson SA, Gwynn B, Deck KM, Chen MJ, Langer NB, Shaw GC, Huston NC, Boyer LF, Datta S, Paradkar PN, Li L, Wei Z, Lambert AJ, Sahr K, Wittig JG, Chen W, Lu W, Galy B, Paw BH, The Journal of biological chemistry, 2014, vol. 289, no. 20, pp. 13707-13707, 2014 .

Jacky Chung, Sheila A. Anderson, Babette Gwynn, Kathryn M. Deck, Michael J. Chen, Nathaniel B. Langer, George C. Shaw, Nicholas C. Huston, Leah F. Boyer, Sumon Datta, et al.(2014). Iron Regulatory Protein-1 Protects against Mitoferrin-1-deficient Porphyria . Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289. (11). p. 7835--7843. American Society for Biochemistry {\&} Molecular Biology ({ASBMB})

Leah Boyer, David Vilchez, Margaret Lutz, Carsten Merkwirth, Ianessa Morantte, Chris Tse, Brian Spencer, Lesley Page, Eliezer Masliah, William Travis Berggren, et al.(2013). {FOXO}4 is necessary for neural differentiation of human embryonic stem cells . Aging Cell. 12. (3). p. 518--522. Wiley-Blackwell

Winner B, Regensburger M, Schreglmann S, Boyer L, Prots I, Rockenstein E, Mante M, Zhao C, Winkler J, Masliah E, Gage FH, The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2012, vol. 32, no. 47, pp. 16906-16916, 2012 .

Leah Boyer, David Vilchez, Ianessa Morantte, Margaret Lutz, Carsten Merkwirth, Derek Joyce, Brian Spencer, Lesley Page, Eliezer Masliah, W. Travis Berggren, et al.(2012). Increased proteasome activity in human embryonic stem cells is regulated by {PSMD}11 . Nature. 489. (7415). p. 304--308. Springer Nature

Marchetto MC, Brennand KJ, Boyer LF, Gage FH, Human molecular genetics, 2011, vol. 20, no. R2, pp. R109-15, 2011 .

Winner B, Jappelli R, Maji SK, Desplats PA, Boyer L, Aigner S, Hetzer C, Loher T, Vilar M, Campioni S, Tzitzilonis C, Soragni A, Jessberger S, Mira H, Consiglio A, Pham E, Masliah E, Gage FH, Riek R, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2011, vol. 108, no. 10, pp. 4194-4199, 2011 .

Ficarro SB, Zhang Y, Lu Y, Moghimi AR, Askenazi M, Hyatt E, Smith ED, Boyer L, Schlaeger TM, Luckey CJ, Marto JA, Analytical chemistry, 2009, vol. 81, no. 9, pp. 3440-3447, 2009 .

Leah Boyer, Kaoru Saijo, Beate Winner, Christian T. Carson, Jana G. Collier, Michael G. Rosenfeld, Fred H. Gage, Christopher K. Glass(2009). A Nurr1/{CoREST} Pathway in Microglia and Astrocytes Protects Dopaminergic Neurons from Inflammation-Induced Death . Cell. 137. (1). p. 47--59. Elsevier {BV}

Paul H Lerou, Akiko Yabuuchi, Hongguang Huo, Justine D Miller, Leah F Boyer, Thorsten M Schlaeger, George Q Daley(2008). Derivation and maintenance of human embryonic stem cells from poor-quality in vitro fertilization embryos . Nature Protocols. 3. (5). p. 923--933. Springer Nature

Chan EM, Yates F, Boyer LF, Schlaeger TM, Daley GQ, Cloning and stem cells, 2008, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 107-118, 2008 .

OTHER

Leah F. Boyer, Benjamin Campbell, Samantha Larkin, Yanling Mu, Fred H. Gage (2012). Dopaminergic Differentiation of Human Pluripotent Cells . Current Protocols in Stem Cell Biology.