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Prof. Isacson is a Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience at Harvard Medical School, Director of the Center for Neuroregeneration Research and the McLean Hospital/Harvard University Udall Parkinson's Disease Research Center of Excellence, and a Chair of the Regeneration and Repair Program, Harvard Center for Neurodegeneration and Repair. Professor Isacson, together with his team at the Harvard Medical School affiliated laboratory, works on scientific models and new concepts for therapies for neurodegenerative diseases including cell replacement, regeneration and protection, which have resulted in discoveries that led to clinical trials for Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases. He is a Receiving Editor of the European Journal of Neuroscience, past President of the American Society for Neural Transplantation and Repair, member elect of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Society of Transplantation and the council of the International Cell Transplantation Society. He serves as a reviewer and advisor to the NIH, DOD, Parkinson community groups and the Michael J. Fox Foundation. He has received international prizes, research awards and lectureships, including the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Lindahl Award and the Bernard Sanberg Memorial Award. He is author and co-author of over 200 scientific research publications and 3 books in neuroscience and neurology. Dr. Isacson holds an M.D. and a Dr. of Medical Science degree in Medical Neurobiology form the University of Lund (Sweden), and did his Post Doctoral training in Neurobiology at the University of Cambridge (England). | 