Stephen George Waxman MD, PhD
Bridget Marie Flaherty Professor of Neurology and Professor of Neurobiology and of Pharmacology; Director, Center for Neuroscience and Regeneration Research
Departments & Organizations
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Neuroscience | Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology, and Physiology
Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program
Yale Medical Group
Center for Neuroscience and Regeneration Research
Neurobiology
Pharmacology: Neuropharmacology
Neurology
Research Interests
Axons; Electrophysiology; Genes; Ion Channels; Molecular Biology; Multiple Sclerosis; Pain Syndromes; Sodium Channels; Spinal Cord Injury; Stroke more...
Education
- Ph.D., Albert Einstein College, 1970
- M.D., Albert Einstein College, 1972
Selected Publications
- Waxman, S.G. (2008) Sodium Channels and neuroprotection in MS: current status., Nature Clinical Neurology, 4, 159-170
- Black, J.A., Nikolajsen, L., Kroner, K., Jensen, T.S., and Waxman, S.G., Multiple sodium channel isoforms and MAP kinases are present in painful human neuromas. Annals of Neurology, 64(6): 644-53, 2008. PMID: 19107992.
- Dib-Hajj, S.D., Cummins, T.R., Black, J.A., Waxman, S.G. From genes to pain: Nav1.7. and human pain disorders. TINS (Trends in Neurosci) 30: 555-564, 2007. PMID: 17950472
Articles
Jan/Feb 2009
Hope sustains center’s research on paralysis
When Stephen G. Waxman, M.D., Ph.D., moved from Stanford’s School of Medicine to Yale in 1986, he didn’t pack light: he...
Jan/Feb 2010
Autoimmunity: research on many fronts
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)IBD is a group of inflammatory conditions of the colon and small intestine that...
May/June 2009
Expert on spinal cord injury receives VA’s highest scientific award
Neuroscientist Stephen G. Waxman, M.D., Ph.D., whose research focuses on new therapeutic strategies to restore...
Aug/Sept 2005
Yale visit brings hope to paralyzed veterans
In the highly specialized world of modern biomedical research, it is all too easy for scientists to lose themselves in...
Nov/Dec 2008
'No one loved Yale more than Nick'
The relationship between Nicholas P.R. Spinelli, M.D., and Yale began in 1937, when he was a mere 16-year-old from...
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