Type Of Business:
University
Expertise:
Neuroanatomy; Developmental neurobiology; Spinal cord injury; Axonal regeneration; Recovery of function after central nervous system injury; Neuroplasticity
Major Product/SVS:
Higher education
Favorite Business Publication:
Science; Nature; Experimental Neurology; Neuroscience; Journal of Neuroscience; BMC Neuroscience; Journal of Neurotrauma
Hobbies/Sports:
Cycling; Reading; Home remodeling
Education Degrees:
Fellowship, American Association of Anatomists (2011); Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Wisconsin, Madison (1970); Predoctoral Fellow, Ph.D., Institute of Neurological Sciences and Department of Anatomy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (1969); Summer Fellowship, The Jackson Laboratory, Summer Research Program, Bar Harbor, Maine (1965); Bachelor of Arts, Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois (1965)
Affiliations Awards:
Cajal Club; Union of University Professors; Society for Neuroscience; American Association of Anatomists; American Association for the Advancement of Science; AFT
Children's Names:
Matthew, Mark
Work History:
Interim Chair, Cell and Developmental Neurobiology; Director of the Program in Neuroscience
Throughout the duration of your career, what was the one highlight that stood out the most?:
The most gratifying aspect of his career was being awarded his first National Institutes of Health Grant, and one of the initial research Grant awards from the Spinal Cord Injury Research Board of the Department of Health in New York.
Charity:
Rescue Mission, Syracuse
Number Of Years In Profession:
40
Number Of Years In Current Position:
20
What Does He/She Attribute Success To:
He attributes his success to his hard work, creative mind, excellent education and wonderful mentors.
Why did you become involved in your profession or industry?:
He became involved in his profession through his undergraduate school, he had an opportunity to do an in-depth research project and entered the research field.
Extended Bio Profile:
Dr. Stelzner’s recent research deals with the response of spinal neurons to axotomy and determining the factors that stimulate a maximal regenerative response. His strategy is to stimulate damaged axons from the brain to sprout into spinal neurons, and stimulate intact and damaged propriospinal neurons regenerate, and sprout caudal to the spinal injury resulting in recovery of function. His methods include behavioral analysis, neuroanatoimical tract tracing, and molecular approaches to document the changes in damaged propriospinal neurons that maximize axonal regeneration.
Position Responsibilities and Duties:
Researching spinal cord injury, neural plasticity and axonal regeneration; Teaching neuroanatomy to medical and graduate students; Lecturing on spinal cord repair, axonal regeneration and recovery of function
Awards/Honors:
Promising Inventor Award, Research Foundation of SUNY (2004); UUP Excellence Award for Teaching; Illinois State Scholarship (1961-1965); Sterling Ferguson Fellowship (1961-1964); Knox General Scholarship (1961-1964)
Where Will You Be In 5 Years:
In five years, Dr. Stelzner hopes to continue doing quality research and receive grant funding from National Institutes of Health, private foundations and individual donations to continue his work to foster axonal regeneration after spinal cord injury and enhance recovery of function.