Dr. Masanori Sasaki

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Yale University
School of Medicine
Neurology
Associate Research ScientistAppointed: 2005

Mailing Address

Yale University School of Medicine
Department of Neurology
Center for Neuroscience and Regeneration Research
Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System
West Haven, Connecticut 06516
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (203) 932-5711, ext. 3669
Fax: (203) 937-3801
masanori.sasaki@yale.edu

Qualifications

Ph.D., Sapporo Medical University, Medical Science, 2001.
M.D., Sapporo Medical University, 1996.
Residency, Sapporo Medical University, Neurosurgery, 1996.

Other Expertise

Board Certification:
2002: Board Certified Member of the Japan Neurosurgical Society
2005: Board Certified Member of the Japan Stroke Society

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Cell Transplantation, Multiple Sclerosis, Neurology, Neuroscience, Neurosurgery, Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke.

Memberships

Japan Neurosurgical Society
Japanese Society of Cerebral Stroke
Society for Neuroscience

Honors and Awards

2006, Travel Award, The 29th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society

Previous Positions

2002-2005, Postdoctoral Associate, Yale University, School of Medicine, Neurology

Funding Received

  • The State of Connecticut Stem Cell Research Program: Cortical neuronal protection in spinal cord injury following transplantation of dissociated neurospheres derived from human embryonic stem cells, $200,000, 2008 to 2010.
  • The Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) Research Foundation: Cortical neuronal protection in SCI following transplantation of BDNF-hMSCs, $149,040, 2007 to 2009.
  • Mike Utley Foundation: Combination therapy for motor recovery after spinal cord injury, $47,883, 2007 to 2008.

Publications

  • Radtke C, Sasaki M, Lankford KL, Vogt PM, Kocsis JD (2008) Potential of olfactory ensheathing cells for cell-based therapy in spinal cord, J Rehabil Res Dev, 45 (1), 141-152
  • Lankford KL*, Sasaki M*, Radtke C, Kocsis JD (* Equal Contribution) (2008) Olfactory Ensheathing Cells Exhibit Unique Migratory, Phagocytic, and Myelinating Properties in the X-irradiated Spinal Cord not Shared by Schwann Cells, GLIA, In Press
  • Kocsis JD, Sasaki M, Lankford KL, Radtke C (2007) CNS Regeneration: Basic Science and Clinical Advances, 2nd Edition, Multiple Sclerosis: Remyelination, Elsevier Inc, 413-435 pages, ISBN=0123739942
  • Radtke C, Spies M, Sasaki M, Vogt PM, Kocsis JD (2007) Demyelinating diseases and potential repair strategies, Int. J. Devl Neuroscience, 25, 149-153
  • Sasaki M*, Hains BC*, Lankford KL, Waxman SG, Kocsis JD, (* Equal Contribution) (2006) Protection of corticospinal tract neurons after dorsal spinal cord transection and engraftment of olfactory ensheathing cells., GLIA, 53 (4), 352-9
  • Sasaki M, Black JA, Lankford KL, Tokuno HA, Waxman SG, Kocsis JD. (2006) Molecular reconstruction of nodes of Ranvier after remyelination by transplanted olfactory ensheathing cells in the demyelinated spinal cord., The Journal of Neuroscience, 26 (6), 1803-12
  • Dombrowski MA*, Sasaki M*, Lankford KL, Kocsis JD, Radtke C, (* Equal Contribution) (2006) Myelination and nodal formation of regenerated peripheral nerve fibers following transplantation of acutely prepared olfactory ensheathing cells., Brain Research, 1125 (1), 1-8
  • Kocsis JD and Sasaki M (2005) Transplantation of Peripheral-Myelin Forming Cells to Repair Demyelinated axons, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AS A NEURONAL DISEASE, USA, ELSEVIER, 421-433 pages, ISBN=0127387617 (bookchapter)
  • Sasaki M and Honmou O (2005) Neural Stem Cell Transplantation, Principles and Advances in Neurological Surgery, Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Tokyo, Nakayama Publishing Inc, 220-226 pages (bookchapter)
  • Honmou O, Houkin K, Sasaki M (2005) Clinical application of neuro-regenerative medicine, , Annual Review of Neurology 2005, Tokyo, Chugaiigaku Publishing Inc, 79-89 pages (bookchapter)
  • Sasaki M, Lankford KL, Zemedkun M, Kocsis JD (Sep 2004) Identified olfactory ensheathing cells transplanted into the transected dorsal funiculus bridge the lesion and form myelin., The Journal of Neuroscience : the Official Journal of the Society for Neuroscience., 24 (39), 8485-93 Abstract
  • Sasaki M, Honmou O, Bizen A, Oka S, Uede T, Tanabe S, Hashi K, Gene analysis of human neural stem cells by the photolithographic fabrication, CI Kenkyu, 24(3), 151-158, 2002
  • Sasaki M, Honmou O, Akiyama Y, Uede T, Hashi K, Kocsis JD, Transplantation of an acutely isolated bone marrow fraction repairs demyelinated adult rat spinal cord axons, Glia, 35(1), 26-34, July 2001 Abstract
  • Imaizumi T, Tsushima S, Sasaki M, Akiyama Y, Hashi K, [Remyelination by Schwann cell transplantation for CNS demyelinated axons: functional comparison with developmental myelination], No to Shinkei. Brain and Nerve, 52(8), 701-7, August 2000 Abstract
  • Imaizumi T, Lankford KL, Kocsis JD, Sasaki M, Akiyama Y, Hashi K, Comparison of myelin-forming cells as candidates for therapeutic transplantation in demyelinated CNS axons, No to Shinkei. Brain and Nerve, 52(7), 609-15, 01 Jul 2000 Abstract
  • Sasaki M, Komeichi T, Suzuki S, Saito K, Evaluation of cerebral perfusion in a patient with chronic occlusive cerebrovascular disease using MRI perfusion-weighted imaging (PI), No Shinkei Geka. Neurological Surgery, 27(12), 1121-6, 01 Dec 1999 Abstract
  • Sasaki M, Igarashi K, Suzuki S, Saito K, A case of atypical type of Sturge-Weber syndrome demonstrated reversible change by MRI FLAIR method in ictus and in postictal state, No to Shinkei. Brain and Nerve, 51(7), 633-7, 01 Jul 1999 Abstract

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