Dr. Alexander Murashov

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1983		M.D., N.I. Pirogov 2nd Moscow Medical Institute, Moscow, Russia
1987		Ph.D., Physiology, P.K. Anokhin Institute of Normal Physiology, Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia
1990		Postdoctoral Scientist, Howard Florey Institute of Experimental Physiology and Medicine, University of Melbourne, Australia
1992		NHMRC Research Officer, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
1995		Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

Address

Dr. Alexander K. Murashov

East Carolina University

Brody School of Medicine

Physiology Department

600 Moye Blvd.

6N-98 Brody Bldg.

Greenville, NC 27834

Research Interests

Lab

Stem Cells and Regeneration in the Nervous System

Regulation of Stem Cells Differentiation
Embryonic Stem (ES) Cells in Therapy of :

· Spinal Cord Injury

· Traumatic Brain Injury

· Huntington's Disease

Neuroprotective and regenerative action of estrogens in neural disorders
Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) in treatment of :

· Peripheral Nerve Injuries

· Parkinson’s Disease

Recent Publications

Murashov, A.K. and Wolgemuth D.J. Sense and antisense transcripts of the developmentally regulated murine hsp70.2 gene are expressed in distinct and only partially overlapping areas in the adult brain. Molecular Brain Research, 1996, 37: 85-95.
Murashov, A.K., Talebian, S. and Wolgemuth, D.J. Role of stress protein hsp25 in the response of orofacial nuclei motor system to physiological stress. Molecular Brain Research, 1998, 63, 14-24.
Murashov, A.K., Ul Haq, I., Hill, C., Park, E., Smith, M., Wang, X., Wang, X-Y., Goldberg, D.J. and Wolgemuth, D.J. Crosstalk between p38, Hsp25 and Akt in spinal motor neurons after sciatic nerve injury. Molecular Brain Research, 2001, Vol 93/2, pp 199-208
Islamov, R.R., Hendricks, W.A., Jones, R.J., Lyall, G.J., Spanier, N.S. and Murashov, A.K. 17b-Estradiol stimulates regeneration of sciatic nerve in female mice. Brain Research, 2002, vol. 943/2, 283-286.
Smith M. , Wang X. ,Wolgemuth D.J., and Murashov A.K. Development of the Mouse Vestibular System in the Absence of Gravity Perception. Developmental Brain Research, 2003, Vol 140, pp 133–135
Islamov, R.R., Hendricks, W.A., Katwa, L.C., McMurray, R.J., Pak, E.S., Spanier, N.S. and Murashov, A.K., Effect of 17 -estradiol on gene expression in lumbar spinal cord following sciatic nerve crush injury in ovariectomized mice. Brain Research, 2003, in press.