- NIH predoctoral traineeship, 1990-1993
- Principal Investigator, Paralyzed Veterans of America Spinal Cord Research Foundation Grant, 1998-2000
- Co-Investigator, NIH/NINDS (RO1), "Studies of Adult Brain Neuropoiesis", 1999-2003
- Principal Investigator, NIH/NINDS (R21), "Astrocytes as Multipotent Stem Cells", 2002-2004
- Co-Investigator, NIH/NHLBI (RO1), "Altering Fate of Hematopoietic and Neural Stem Cells", 2003-2008
- Laboratory Instructor in Dental Gross Anatomy (1989) and Medical Gross Anatomy at the University of Tennessee, Memphis (1989-93; 1997-98).
- Laboratory Instructor in Medical Neuroanatomy at the University of Tennessee, Memphis (1992-93, 1997-98).
- Laboratory Instructor in Medical Gross Anatomy at the University of Utah (1994-95).
- Lecturer on regeneration for graduate Cellular Neuroscience at the University of Tennessee, Memphis (1993).
- Lecturer on cranial nerves and autonomic nervous system for Physical Therapy Neuroanatomy at the University of Tennessee, Memphis (1990).
- Lecturer on neural stem cells for IDP graduate students at the University of Florida (2002-03).
- Meical Neuroscience at the University of Florida (2003).
- Laywell, E.D., Zheng, T., Kearns, S.M., and D.A. Steindler (submitted). Cerebellar stem/progenitor cells give rise to neurons, astrocytes, and hybrid "asteron" phenotypes.
- Zheng, T., Marshall, G.P., Steindler, D.A., and E.D. Laywell (submitted). Neurogenic astrocytes transplanted into the adult mouse ventricle contribute to olfactory neurogenesis, and reveal a novel intrinsic subependymal neuron.
- Cogle, C.R., Yachnis, T., Zander, D.S., Wingard, J.R., Laywell, E.D., Steindler, D.A., and E.W. Scott (submitted). Brain from blood in humans.
- Deng, J., Steindler, D.A., Petersen, B.E., and E.D. Laywell (2003. Neural trans-differentiation potential of hepatic oval cells in the neonatal mouse brain. Exp. Neurol. 182:373-382.
- Kearns, S.M., Laywell, E.D., Kukekov, V.G., and D.A. Steindler (2003. Extracellular matrix effects on neurosphere cell motility. Exp. Neurol. 182:240-244.
- Steindler, D.A., and E.D. Laywell (2003). Astrocytes as stem cells: Nomenclature, phenotype, and translation. GLIA 43:62-9.
- Ignatova, T.N., Kukekov, V.G., Laywell, E.D., Suslov, O.N., Vrionis, F.D., and D.A. Steindler (2003). Human cortical glial tumors contain neural stem-like cells expressing astroglial and neuronal markers in vitro. GLIA 39:193-206.
| Education |
| 1987 | B.A., Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| 1993 | Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Neuroscience Program, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Memphis, Tennessee |
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| Postdoctoral Training |
| 1994-95 | University of Utah, Department of Biology |
| 1995-97 | University of Tennessee, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Memphis, Tennessee |
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| Academic Appointments |
| 1998-2001 | Assistant Professor (Research), Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee |
| 2001-present | Assistant Professor (Research), Department of Neuroscience, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida |
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