Stephen Kolb
Associate Professor, Departments of Neurology and Biological Chemistry & Pharmacology
226A Rightmire Hall 1060 Carmack Road Columbus, OH 43210
226A Rightmire Hall
1060 Carmack Road
Columbus, OH 43210
Areas of Expertise
- Neurotrauma, Neurological Disorders, and Gene Therapy
Education
- MD/PhD: University of Texas Medical School
- Postdoctoral Training: University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Gideon Dreyfuss
Current Research Description
The overall goal is to understand motor neuron biology to develop effective treatments for motor neuron diseases such as spinal muscular atrophy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and a group of motor neuron diseases called hereditary motor neuropathies.
The Kolb Lab is interested in the molecular determinants of the entire life cycle of the motor neuron. In collaboration with other laboratories in the Center for Muscle Health and Neuromuscular Disorders at Ohio State and Nationwide Children’s Hospital, the Kolb Lab has translational and basic science components that are focused on optimizing the way motor neuron diseases can be modeled, studied and targeted in the lab, leading the way to improvements in therapeutic development and clinical trial design.