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Paul R. Sanberg is an American scientist and inventor. His early work focused on the causes of brain cell death. His recent research has been on methods of repairing damaged brain tissue, and, in tandem with other scientists, demonstrating that stem cells derived from the blood of bone marrow and umbilical cords can be converted to neural cells. Sanberg is a distinguished university professor of medicine, engineering, and business at the
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. He served as Senior Vice President for Research, Innovation and Knowledge Enterprise from 2012 to 2021. He is also the President and Founder of the
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.


Biography

Paul Sanberg was born in 1955 in Coral Gables, Florida. Sanberg attended Villa Park High School in California and graduated from Staples High School, in
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, and received his Bachelor of Science (in Psychology and Biology) from
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, in Toronto, Ontario (Canada) in 1976. He then received a Master of Science (Neurological Sciences) from
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, Vancouver, B.C. (Canada); he received his Ph.D. in 1981 from the
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, which subsequently awarded him a D.Sc. in 1998. He undertook a Post-Doctoral Fellowship (Behavioral Biology and Neuroscience) at The Australian National University in 1981, followed by a Post-Doctoral Fellowship (Neuroscience) at
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, Baltimore, Maryland (USA) from 1981 to 1983.CV at University of South Florida
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/ref> He taught at
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, the
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, and
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prior to becoming the Associate Dean in Morsani College of Medicine at the University of South Florida. He was promoted at USF, eventually becoming the Senior Vice President for Research, Innovation and Knowledge Enterprise. He was appointed Wilsmore Professor at the University of Melbourne as a 2018 Fulbright Specialist, and an Honorary Visiting Professor, Wade Institute of Entrepreneurship, Ormond College, University of Melbourne and Australian National University. He serves on the selection committee of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Innovation Expo at the Smithsonian, and has served on the nomination evaluation committee of the United States National Medal of Technology and Innovation since 2012. He is president and Founder of the
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, a partner organization with the
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to honor and enhance academic invention.


Scientific career

Sanberg's research has focused on the functions of the human brain, the causes of its deterioration, and treatments for mental disorders. He is a spokesperson for breakthrough treatments in the treatment of
Alzheimer's Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease and the cause of 60–70% of cases of dementia. The most common early symptom is difficulty in remembering recent events. As the disease advances, symptoms can include problems wit ...
,
Parkinson's Parkinson's disease (PD), or simply Parkinson's, is a neurodegenerative disease primarily of the central nervous system, affecting both motor and non-motor systems. Symptoms typically develop gradually and non-motor issues become more prevalen ...
,
Tourette syndrome Tourette syndrome (TS), or simply Tourette's, is a common neurodevelopmental disorder that begins in childhood or adolescence. It is characterized by multiple movement (motor) tics and at least one vocal (phonic) tic. Common tics are blinkin ...
, and trauma.


Nicotine research

In 2000, Sanberg and fellow scientist Archie Silver conducted a study of the effects of nicotine patches on Tourette's victims. The study involved seventy young people with Tourette's. Those who were administered the nicotine patch along with Haldol showed significantly increased muscle control and ability to desist from verbal outbursts. The study suggests that nicotine and its analogues could also be used to treat the symptoms of mental disorders including Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.


Stem cell research

In 2001, Sanberg led a study that uncovered new therapeutic uses for umbilical cord cells. The study was conducted by injecting
stem cells In multicellular organisms, stem cells are undifferentiated or partially differentiated cells that can change into various types of cells and proliferate indefinitely to produce more of the same stem cell. They are the earliest type of cell ...
into rats that had undergone strokes. Sanberg's team found that the injected rats recovered fifty percent more brain function than did the control group. This discovery was found to have applications to the treatment of stroke. Sanberg explained to media outlets that the umbilical cells could be injected directly into the blood stream where they would be attracted to the stroke-damaged brain. Media coverage noted that the study used only tissue from umbilical cords, most of which is discarded as waste, meaning the study was uncomplicated by the ethical questions surrounding other forms of stem cell research.


Honors and awards

Sanberg is a fellow of the
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, the
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, the
American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) is a non-profit organization founded in 1991, and headquartered in Washington, D.C. It represents 50,000 medical and Biomedical engineering, biomedical engineers, and academic i ...
, the
American Psychological Association The American Psychological Association (APA) is the main professional organization of psychologists in the United States, and the largest psychological association in the world. It has over 170,000 members, including scientists, educators, clin ...
, the
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, the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society, the
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, the
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, the
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, the
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, and the
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. In 2006 he was appointed to the Kyoto Prize Nomination Committee by the
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, Japan. In 2011 he received the Everfront Award at the Pan Pacific Symposium on Stem Cell and Cancer Research, Taichung, Taiwan. In 2014 Sanberg was named an Invention Ambassador by the American Association for the Advancement of Science and The Lemelson Foundation. In 2015 he was the named Medalist of the Florida Academy of Sciences. Also in 2015, he was inducted into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame, and was named Alumnus of the Year for Research or Academics by the Australian National University, Canberra. In 2016 Sanberg was the recipient of the Sigma XI John P. McGovern Science and Society Award. Also in 2016, he was made a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. In 2018 he was the recipient of the Bryden Alumni Award for Outstanding Achievement from York University. In 2019 he was presented with the AIMBE Fellow Advocate Award from the
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.AIMBE Fellow Advocate Award https://aimbe.org/awards/fellow-advocate-award/


References

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