Appointment
Professor and Associate Head for Research, Department of Neurosurgery
Member, Stem Cell Institute
Expert Areas
Stem cells, Brain sciences
Research Focus
Walter Low researches potential stem cell and other therapies for the treatment of brain tumors and disorders. Currently, he is developing a cancer vaccine for the brain cancer glioblastoma. He and his team discovered a type of stem cell within human umbilical cord blood that has properties of multipotent stem cells, which can form cells of many kinds of tissue. His team investigates whether these cells can restore brain tissue following a stroke, ultimately improving limb mobility. Low’s research also has focused on cell transplantation to restore function in animal models of Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, and Alzheimer’s diseases, ataxia, and gene therapy for lysosomal storage disorders of the brain.
Sources of Funding
National Institutes of Health
Children's Cancer Research Fund
Academic Health Center funds
HRK Foundation
