Dr. Gaiano is a member of the Neuroregeneration Program of the Institute for Cell Engineering at Johns Hopkins.  The primary goal of his research is to understand the molecular regulation of neural stem and progenitor cells in the telencephalon, the embryonic structure that gives rise to the cerebral cortex, hippocampus, amygdala, and basal ganglia.  Understanding how neural stem cells are regulating, both in terms of proliferation and the generation of neurons and glia, will help gain insight relevant both to the etiology and treatment of brain cancer, and also to the development of cell replacement strategies to treat the damaged or degenerating nervous system.   In addition, Dr. Gaiano has recently become interested in understanding the signaling events that regulate neuronal plasticity, and in the study of embryonic stem cell derived human neural progenitors. 

For more details concerning Dr. Gaiano's research, please visit these other websites:

• The Department of Neuroscience
   
• Neuroregeneration Program, a Division of the Institute for Cell Engineering