Jennifer Dulin
  • Assistant Professor
Research Areas
  • Neurobiology

Biography

Joined the Department in 2017

Associations: Neurobiology

Research Interests

The goals of the Dulin lab are (1) to gain new understanding about the pathophysiology underlying central and peripheral dysfunctions after spinal cord injury, and (2) to develop robust new therapies that can improve quality of life for those living with spinal cord injury. Specifically, we are working to develop optimized neural stem/progenitor cell transplantation approaches to restore neural circuitry controlling motor, sensory, and autonomic functions. We strive to combine a high level of scientific rigor with transparency and collaboration in order to drive the field forward toward the development of powerful clinical therapies.


Laboratory Details

Laboratory Address:
Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building
Room 3128

Educational Background

  • BS, 2005 Texas A&M University Biochemistry
  • PhD, 2012 University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Neuroscience
  • Postdoctoral Research, UC San Diego, Neurosciences

Selected Publications

    1. Amar Kumar, P, Dulin, JN. Implications of regional identity for neural stem and progenitor cell transplantation in the injured or diseased nervous system. Neural Regen Res. 2024;19 (4):715-716. doi: 10.4103/1673-5374.382236. PubMed PMID:37843199 .
    2. Baltazar, A, Tucker, A, Jang, J, Vo, K, Dulin, JN. Differences in Anatomical Outcomes Between Early Chronic and Far Chronic Time-Points After Transplantation of Spinal Cord Neural Progenitor Cells in Mice. J Neurotrauma. 2023; :. doi: 10.1089/neu.2023.0264. PubMed PMID:37597207 .
    3. Aceves, M, Tucker, A, Chen, J, Vo, K, Moses, J, Amar Kumar, P et al.. Publisher Correction: Developmental stage of transplanted neural progenitor cells influences anatomical and functional outcomes after spinal cord injury in mice. Commun Biol. 2023;6 (1):635. doi: 10.1038/s42003-023-05018-3. PubMed PMID:37311793 PubMed Central PMC10264442.
    4. Aceves, M, Tucker, A, Chen, J, Vo, K, Moses, J, Amar Kumar, P et al.. Developmental stage of transplanted neural progenitor cells influences anatomical and functional outcomes after spinal cord injury in mice. Commun Biol. 2023;6 (1):544. doi: 10.1038/s42003-023-04893-0. PubMed PMID:37208439 PubMed Central PMC10199026.
    5. Kjell, J, Dulin, JN, Warren, PM. Editorial: Fighting for recovery on multiple fronts in spinal cord injury. Front Cell Neurosci. 2023;17 :1178192. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2023.1178192. PubMed PMID:36998266 PubMed Central PMC10043413.
    6. Alfieri, JM, Jonika, MM, Dulin, JN, Blackmon, H. Tempo and Mode of Genome Structure Evolution in Insects. Genes (Basel). 2023;14 (2):. doi: 10.3390/genes14020336. PubMed PMID:36833264 PubMed Central PMC9957073.
    7. Tucker, A, Dulin, JN. The Emerging Role of Biological Sex in Cell Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury. Neurosci Insights. 2023;18 :26331055231153128. doi: 10.1177/26331055231153128. PubMed PMID:36798608 PubMed Central PMC9925999.
    8. Letchuman, S, Tucker, A, Miranda, D, Adkins, RL, Aceves, M, Dietz, V et al.. Transcription Factor Hb9 Is Expressed in Glial Cell Lineages in the Developing Mouse Spinal Cord. eNeuro. 2022;9 (6):. doi: 10.1523/ENEURO.0214-22.2022. PubMed PMID:36265906 PubMed Central PMC9636997.
    9. Dietz, VA, Roberts, N, Knox, K, Moore, S, Pitonak, M, Barr, C et al.. Fighting for recovery on multiple fronts: The past, present, and future of clinical trials for spinal cord injury. Front Cell Neurosci. 2022;16 :977679. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2022.977679. PubMed PMID:36212690 PubMed Central PMC9533868.
    10. Pitonak, M, Aceves, M, Kumar, PA, Dampf, G, Green, P, Tucker, A et al.. Effects of biological sex mismatch on neural progenitor cell transplantation for spinal cord injury in mice. Nat Commun. 2022;13 (1):5380. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-33134-x. PubMed PMID:36104357 PubMed Central PMC9474813.
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