The Glial Basis of Humanity | Steve Goldman | TEDxUniversityofRochester

University of Rochester professor Steve Goldman discusses the latest findings on human glial cells and how this research may have significant impact on treatments for schizophrenia and other neurological disorders. Steve Goldman is a professor of neuroscience and neurology and co-directs the Center for Translational Neuromedicine, which is a research center of both the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, and the University of Rochester Medical Center in the US. The center is dedicated to the clinical translation of basic neuroscience discovery, and Goldman’s focus is on regeneration in the adult brain, particularly in regards to the use of stem cells in treating disorders such as multiple sclerosis and the neurodegenerative diseases. Goldman is a neurologist who also trained as a molecular neurobiologist, and is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania (BA), Cornell University (MD) and Rockefeller University (PhD). Besides his academic and clinical roles, he is also co-founder of a biotech company involved in the development of cell-based treatments for neurological disease, and so he brings the perspective of a practicing clinician to both the basic research and biotechnology worlds with which modern medicine necessarily interacts. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx