Paul J. Reier, Ph.D.
Professor & Eminent Scholar
Office Phone: (352) 392-8696
Lab Phone: (352) 392-9088
Email: reier@ufl.edu
Education:
1972 Ph.D. (Anatomy) Case-Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
1973 Postdoctoral Fellowship (Reproductive Biology/Neuro-endocrinology) Case-Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Research Summary:
Our laboratory studies the cell biology of neurons and glia in the developing and injured peripheral and central nervous systems.
Research Focus:
It is now recognized that the injured spinal cord has considerable potential for varying degrees of spontaneous recovery. Our studies focus on therapeutic strategies that can enhance such self-repair. Current translational emphasis is on cervical spinal cord injury, respiratory neuroplasticity, pharmacological modulation of inhibitory molecular influences on axonal growth, and cellular replacement therapies. Our studies are pre-clinical by design, and the overall goal is to obtain proof of concept along with safety and efficacy data required for future clinical trials.
Lab Members:
| Name | Position: | Email: |
| Michael Lane, Ph.D. | Research Assistant Professor | mlane@ufl.edu |
| Barbara Osteen | Laboratory Manager | bosteen@ufl.edu |
Recent or Most Significant Publications:
Kwon BK, Okon EB, Tsai E, Beattie MS, Bresnahan JC, Magnuson DK, Reier PJ, McTigue DM, Popovich PG, Blight AR, Oudega M, Guest JD, Weaver LC, Fehlings MG, Tetzlaff W. A Grading System To Evaluate Objectively the Strength of Pre-Clinical Data of Acute Neuroprotective Therapies for Clinical Translation in Spinal Cord Injury. J Neurotrauma 2010. 1-19.
Lee KZ, Sandhu MS, Dougherty BJ, Reier PJ, Fuller DD. Influence of vagal afferents on supraspinal and spinal respiratory activity following cervical spinal cord injury in rats. J Appl Physiol 2010; 109(2):377-387.
Qiu K, Lane MA, Lee KZ, Reier PJ, Fuller DD. The phrenic motor nucleus in the adult mouse. Exp Neurol 2010; 226(1):254-258.
White TE, Lane MA, Sandhu MS, O’Steen BE, Fuller DD, Reier PJ. Neuronal progenitor transplantation and respiratory outcomes following upper cervical spinal cord injury in adult rats. Exp Neurol 2010; 225(1):231-236.