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400 Parnassus Ave Acu 8th floor
San Francisco, CA 94143Phone+1 415-353-2273Fax+1 415-476-4150
Summary
- Dr. Stanley Prusiner, MD is a board certified neurologist in San Francisco, California. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in California.
Education & Training
- University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Neurology, 1972 - 1974
- University of California (San Francisco) School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1968 - 1969
- Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1968
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1972 - 2026
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Elected Member Institute of Medicine, 1992
- Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 1981
- Investigator Alumnus Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 1976
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 112 citationsTransmission and Detection of Prions in FecesJiri G. Safar, Pierre Lessard, Gültekin Tamgüney, Yevgeniy Freyman, Camille Deering
The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2008-07-01 - 188 citationsIs Parkinson's disease a prion disorder?C. Warren Olanow, Stanley B. Prusiner
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2009-08-04 - 99 citationsTau aggregates are RNA-protein assemblies that mislocalize multiple nuclear speckle components.Evan Lester, Felicia K. Ooi, Nadine Bakkar, Jacob I. Ayers, Amanda L. Woerman
Neuron. 2021-05-19
Press Mentions
- Science Reveals Links Between down Syndrome & Alzheimer'sNovember 22nd, 2022
- A Telltale Protein Spreads Throughout the Brain in Distinct Patterns Based on Patients' Alzheimer's PhenotypeOctober 27th, 2022
- Valo Therapeutics Announces Scientific Advisory BoardAugust 2nd, 2022
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Grant Support
- ScienceNational Institute On Aging2012
- PathologyNational Institute On Aging2012
- Molecular Analysis Of Yeast PrionsNational Institute On Aging2012
- DE Novo Generation Of Mammalian Prion StrainsNational Institute On Aging2012
- AnimalNational Institute On Aging2012
- Analysis Of Neurodegenerative Mechanisms Using Human And Mous In CellsNational Institute On Aging2012
- AdministrativeNational Institute On Aging2012
- Molecular Pathogenesis Of Age-Dependent CNS RegenerationNational Institute On Aging2011–2012
- Investigations Of Human Prion DiseaseNational Institute On Aging2009–2012
- AnimalsNational Institute On Aging2009–2012
- AdministrationNational Institute On Aging2009–2012
- Towards Therapeutics For Neurodegenerative DiseasesNational Institute On Aging2008–2012
- Novel Therapeutics For Prion DiseasesNational Institute On Aging2003–2012
- Degenerative And Dementing Diseases Of AgingNational Institute On Aging1994–2012
- Dynamic Silac For The Study Of Prion PropagationNational Center For Research Resources2010–2011
- Turnover Rate Of PRP Oligomers In The BrainNational Center For Research Resources2009–2011
- Identification Of Lipids Associated With PrionsNational Center For Research Resources2009–2011
- Biochemical And Biophysical Characterization Of Prion Protein 2D CrystalsNational Center For Research Resources2009–2011
- Replication Of Human, Ungulate And Synthetic Prions In NeurospheresNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2007–2011
- Structural Characterization Of Prion ProteinsNational Center For Research Resources1997–2011
- Preventing Human Prion Diseases - Inactivation Of PrionsNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2006–2010
- DE Novo Generation Of Mammalial Prion StrainsNational Institute On Aging2005–2009
- Animal CoreNational Institute On Aging1994–2009
- Molecular Pathogenesis Of Age-Dependent CNS DegenerationNational Institute On Aging1993–2009
- Molecular Dissection Of The Species Barrier For Prion TransmissionNational Institute On Aging2007–2008
- Core--AnimalNational Institute On Aging2004–2008
- Transgenic Mouse Models For Assessing Treatments Of Prion DiseasesNational Institute On Aging2007
- Core--Animal FacilityNational Institute On Aging2007
- Anti-Prion Compounds/Cross The Blood Brain BarrierNational Institute On Aging2006
- Molecular Basis Of Species Barrier Of Prion TransmissionNational Institute On Aging2004–2006
- Administrative CoreNational Institute On Aging2005
- The Search For Protein X Using Crosslinking And Other ApproachesNational Center For Research Resources2004–2005
- Development Of Assay For Creutzfeldt-Jakob DiseaseNational Center For Research Resources2004–2005
- Administrative CoreNational Institute On Aging2004
- Transgenetics Of Chimeric Proteins In Prion Replication &DiseaseNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2001–2002
- Biochemical And Transgenic Studies Of Prion StrainsNational Institute On Aging2000–2002
- Purification And Structural Studies On Prpsc106National Institute On Aging1999–2002
- Transgenic Studies Of Mutant PRP GenesNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1998–2002
- NMR Structures Of Recombinant PRPSNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1998–2002
- Core--Scientific CoreNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1998–2002
- Core--Animal CoreNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1998–2002
- Core--AnimalNational Institute On Aging1996–2002
- Core-- AnimalNational Institute On Aging1994–2002
- CNS Degeneration Caused By Novel PathogensNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1994–2002
- Biosafety Laboratory (Bsl-3) Studies Human/Bovine PrionsNational Center For Research Resources2001
- Experimental Approaches To Neurodegenerative DiseasesNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1992–2001
- Development Of Assay For Creutzfeldt-Jakob DiseaseNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2000
- Structural Characterization Of Prion Proteins: Creutzfeld Jakob Dis, ScrapieNational Center For Research Resources1999
- Transmissible And Genetic Neurodengenerative DiseasesNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1995–1999
- Molecular Transgenetics Of Human Prion DiseaseNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1995–1999
- Core--AnimalNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1995–1999
- Defining The Molecular Basis Of Prion Diversity Through TransgeneticsNational Institute On Aging1994–1999
- Structural Studies On Prion ProteinsNational Institute On Aging1994–1998
- Structural Characterization Of Prion Proteins: Scrapie, Creutzfeld Jacob DiseaseNational Center For Research Resources1996
- Leadership And Excellence In Alzheimers DiseaseNational Institute On Aging1994–1996
- Molecular Pathogenesis Of Age Dependent CNS DegenerationNational Institute On Aging1995
- Structure Of The Scrapie Prion ProteinNational Center For Research Resources1995
- Transmissible And Genetic Neurodegenerative DiseasesNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1991–1994
- CNS Degeneration Caused By Novel PathogensNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1992–1993
- Degenerative &Dementing Diseases Of AgingNational Institute On Aging1991–1993
- Leadership And Excellence In Alzheimer'S DiseaseNational Institute On Aging1990–1993
- Multiple Sclerosis And Viral Infections Of The CNSNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1985–1991
- Degenerative Neurological DiseasesNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1985–1991
- Jacob Javists Center Of Excellence In NeuroscienceNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1989–1990
- Viral Degenerative And Dementing Diseases In AgingNational Institute On Aging1985–1990
- Electron Microscope-Jeol 100cxNational Center For Research Resources1989
- SEN Jacob Javits Center Of Excellence In NeuroscienceNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1985–1988
- Experimental Approaches To Degenerative Neurological DISNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1987
- Viral Degenerative Dementing Disease In Aging (SUPP)National Institute On Aging1986
- Purification And Molecular Structure Of The Scrapie AgentNational Institute On Aging1985
- Core FacilitiesNational Institute On Aging1985
- Multiple Sclerosis And Viral Infections Of The CNS - SUPNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1985