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Neural Stem Cell Institute, Rensselaer NY

Neural Stem Cell Institute, Rensselaer NY

Stem cell research and applications in the treatment of diseases like Retinitis Pigmentosis, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Spinal Cord Injury, Retinal Degeneration. Home of SallyTemple's lab.

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Meet Our Team

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Carol Charniga

Manager of Operations

B.S. Biology

After starting an undergraduate degree in her home-state of Ohio, Carol worked in cancer research labs in Pennsylvania and at Albany Medical Center before completing her B.S. degree at the University of Albany. She returned to Albany Medical Center in 1992 to work in Neurosurgery and Neuroscience, first for Dr. Harold Kimelberg and then for Dr. Sally Temple, and has been involved in all – developing CNS, spinal cord and eye – projects, as well as being the NSCI safety officer.

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Susan Goderie

Manager of Research

A.A.S. Hudson Valley Community College, B.S. Plattsburg State U

After university Susan began working at the New York State Birth Defects Institute culturing lymphocytes for karyology. She then worked in a kidney transplantation lab at the Albany Medical Center. Later on she worked with Harold Kimmelberg studying astrocytic swelling in response to ischemic conditions until she joined the lab of Dr. Sally Temple. Now she oversees the day to day lab operations along with directly working on projects including spinal cord injury, stem cell niche characterization, and macular degeneration.

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Sheila Le

B.S. Biology

Sheila began her career as a Research Technician as a student at University of Massachusetts (Amherst), and continued to pursue her interests in the biological sciences upon graduation. Her experience in this field includes work at Massachusetts General Hospital (Molecular Genetics) and David Axelrod Institute (Immunology). In 2009, Sheila joined NSCI where she continues as a research technician working on early human neural development.

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Patty Lederman

B.S. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Patty obtained a B.S. Degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the State University at Albany, NY. In 2001, she began her career as a Research Technician at the Trudeau Institute in Saranac Lake, NY. In December 2003, she joined Sally’s team where she continues to work as a Research Technician.

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Steven Lotz

A.A.S. Hudson Valley Community College, B.S. Biological Sciences SUNY Albany

After college, Steve worked for Taconic’s Surgical Modifications Department. In 2001, he began a career as a Research Technician at the Albany Medical Center. Three years later, he joined AMC’s Immunolgy Core as the FACS operator. In 2009 he began working at NeuraCell Bank, part of the Neural Stem Cell Institute, as the Sr. Flow Cytometry Applications Specialist.

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Jenny Yue Wang, MD

Jenny obtained an MD in China and worked in the University of California before joining Dr. Sally Temple’s lab. Her research interest and experiences include but are not limited to: neural stem cell fate choice, cell culture and in vivo experiments on mice.

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Rachel Wurster

B.S. Biology

Rachel obtained a B.S. degree in Biology and a minor in Psychology from Siena College. In 2008, she began her career as a Research Technician in the Center for Cardiovascular Sciences at the Albany Medical Center. In March 2010, she joined The Temple lab where she continues to work as a Research Technician.

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