Katharine Striedinger, MD, PhD
Associate Specialist
Orofacial Sciences
School of Dentistry

Biomedical scientist, clinician and entrepreneur with 12 years of experience fired up in the quest of using stem cell research towards regeneration and quality human health-span.

Education & Training

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• Certificate in Clinical Studies Clinical Studies University of Washington 12/2009
• Postdoc Brain tumor Meningioma University of California San Francisco - 06/2008
• Postdoc Neural Stem Cells Albert Einstein School of Medicine 01/2005
• PhD Neuroscience International Graduate School 12/2004
• MD Medicine MD Medical School of Colombia 12/1999
• postdoc Human Muscle Stem Cells University of California San Francisco

Publications (8)

Top publication keywords:
ExocytosisStem Cell NicheSequence Analysis, RNAAdult Stem CellsConnexinsSingle-Cell AnalysisCaveolin 1Calcium SignalingRetinaPAX7 Transcription FactorHuntington DiseaseSatellite Cells, Skeletal MuscleAstrocytesConnexin 43Neurofibromin 2

• Functionally heterogeneous human satellite cells identified by single cell RNA sequencing.
  eLife 2020 Barruet E, Garcia SM, Striedinger K, Wu J, Lee S, Byrnes L, Wong A, Xuefeng S, Tamaki S, Brack AS, Pomerantz JH
• From gut to glutes: The critical role of niche signals in the maintenance and renewal of adult stem cells.
  Current opinion in cell biology 2020 Trentesaux C, Striedinger K, Pomerantz JH, Klein OD
• The carboxyl-terminal domain of connexin43 is a negative modulator of neuronal differentiation.
  The Journal of biological chemistry 2010 Santiago MF, Alcami P, Striedinger KM, Spray DC, Scemes E
• The neurofibromatosis 2 tumor suppressor gene product, merlin, regulates human meningioma cell growth by signaling through YAP.
  Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.) 2008 Striedinger K, VandenBerg SR, Baia GS, McDermott MW, Gutmann DH, Lal A
• Interleukin-1beta affects calcium signaling and in vitro cell migration of astrocyte progenitors.
  Journal of neuroimmunology 2008 Striedinger K, Scemes E
• Exocytosis of ATP from astrocyte progenitors modulates spontaneous Ca2+ oscillations and cell migration.
  Glia 2007 Striedinger K, Meda P, Scemes E
• Loss of connexin36 increases retinal cell vulnerability to secondary cell loss.
  The European journal of neuroscience 2005 Striedinger K, Petrasch-Parwez E, Zoidl G, Napirei M, Meier C, Eysel UT, Dermietzel R
• Fine-structural analysis and connexin expression in the retina of a transgenic model of Huntington's disease.
  The Journal of comparative neurology 2004 Petrasch-Parwez E, Habbes HW, Weickert S, Löbbecke-Schumacher M, Striedinger K, Wieczorek S, Dermietzel R, Epplen JT