Emerging role of podoplanin in brain cancer and stroke
A third-year undergraduate student Kushal Kolar and others in the Naus Lab have identified podoplanin in a population of brain-supporting cells that re-express stem-cell proteins during inflammation induced by brain tumor or stroke. Their work is published in Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology. Kushal Kolar is a work-study student in the Naus Lab and the first author of the study. The senior author of the study, Dr. Wun Chey Sin, is a research associate in the same lab. This is a prime example of a research achievement that arises from a collaborative effort.
Dr. Christian Naus is a member of the LSI’s Neuroscience Research Group, professor in the Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, and Canada Research Chair in Gap Junctions and Disease.
K Kolar et al., 2015. Podoplanin: A Marker for Reactive Gliosis in Gliomas and Brain Injury. Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology.