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Stephen Redenti

 

 

Academic Interests:

Stem Cells, Tissue Engineering, Nanotechnology

Honors:

2001: Sigma Xi, Grants in Aid of Research, “OPL Modulation” Research Grant

2002: Center for Study of Gene Structure and Function, Physiology Study Award

2004, Bausch and Lomb, “Retinal Zinc Transport”, Young Investigator Award

2005: Center for Study of Gene Structure and Function, Symposium Presentation Award

2006: Sponsored Research CUNY, “Photoreceptor Mitochondrial Zinc” Research Grant

2007, ARVO Foundation for Eye Research/Pauline and Oswald Lapp Travel Grant

Publications:

S. Schmitt, U. Aftab, C. Jiang, S.Redenti, H. Klassen, E. Miljan, J.Sinden, M. Young.Molecular Characterization of Human Retinal Progenitor Cells. IOVS. 2009. (Online)

Redenti S., Neeley W., Rampani S., Saigal S., Yang J., Klassen H., Langer R., Young M. Engineering Retinal Progenitor Cell and Microfabricated Poly(Glycerol-Sebacate)Composites for Expansion and Subretinal Transplantation. 2009 Biomaterials. 30(20):3405-14.

Redenti S., Tao S., Yang  J., Gu P., Klassen H., Saigal S., Desai T., Young MJ. Retinal Tissue Engineering using Mouse Retinal Progenitor Cells and a Novel Biodegradable, Thin-film Poly(e- caprolactone) Nanowire Scaffold. 2008. Journal of Ocular Biology, Diseases, and Informatics. 1936-8445, Online.

Neeley WL, Redenti S, Klassen H, Tao S, Desai T, Young MJ, Langer R. A microfabricated scaffold for retinal progenitor cell grafting. Biomaterials. 2008 Feb;29(4):418-26.

Redenti S., Ripps H., Chappell RL. Zinc Release at the Synaptic Terminals of Rod Photoreceptors. Exp Eye Res. 2007. Oct;85(4):580-4. (Cited in Science,STKE 2007 (411), pe61.)

Redenti S., Chappell RL. Muller Cell Zinc Transporter-3 Labeling  > Suggests a Role in Outer Retina Zinc Homeostasis. Mol Med. 2007. Jul- Aug;13(7-8):376-9.

Tao S., Young C., Redenti S., Zhang Y., Klassen H., Desai T. and Young MJ. Survival, migration and differentiation of retinal progenitor cells transplanted on micro-machined poly(methyl methacrylate) scaffolds to the subretinal space. Lab on  a Chip. 2007. Jun;7 (6):695-701.

Redenti, S., Chappell, RL. Neuroimaging of zinc released by depolarization of rat retinal cells. Vision Research. 2005. 45:3520-5.

Qian H., Chappell RL., Redenti S., Ripps H. Membrane properties of two subtypes of skate bipolar cells. Biological Bulletin. 2004. 207:191-194.

Redenti S., Chappell RL. Localization of zinc transporter-3 (ZnT-3) in retina of mouse. Vision Research. 2004. 44:3317-3321.

Redenti S., Chappell RL. Zinc chelation enhances the sensitivity of the ERG b-wave in dark-adapted skate retina. Biological Bulletin.  2003. 205: 213-214.

Redenti S., Chappell RL. Zinc chelation enhances the zebrafish retinal ERG b-wave. Biological Bulletin. 2002. 203:200-202.Biological Bulletin. 203: 200-202.

Chappell, RL., Redenti S. Endogenous zinc as a neuromodulator in vertebrate retina: evidence from the retinal slice. 2001. Biological Bulletin. 201: 265-267.

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