Professional Activities:

Academic Appointments

  • 2005 – Present University of Minnesota, Campus [Twin Cities] Assistant Professor          
  • 1997-2005 University of California San Francisco Research Assistant Scientist

Service to Professional Publications

Oncogene

3/14-present

Stem Cell Reports

6/13-present

Faculty of 1000 (Contributing Editor)

10/12-present

Clinical Transplantation

10/12-present

Differentiation

1/10-present

Cell Biochemistry and Function

10/09-12/10

PLoS One

9/09-present

Nature Medicine

1/09-present

Stem Cells and Development

4//07-present

Experimental Biology and Medicine (Associate Editor)

3/06-present

Developmental Biology

8/03-present

Stem Cells

12/02-present

Cytometry

10/98-5/05

Government Service

Comparative Medicine (CM) Special Emphasis Panel (SEP) review Improvement of animal models for stem cell-based regenerative medicine

7/13-12/13

NCAT SEP for reviewer for National Primate Center

1/12-3/12

NIMH SEP for Repository Supporting Stem Cell Research Relevant to Mental Disorders

12/10

NIA SEP for Pathogenesis of Age-Dependent CNS Degeneration

3/09-6/10

NIH ARRA SEP Study Sections:

    hES cells for Hematopoiesis
    hES cells for Diabetes and atherosclerosis
    hES cells for from Healthy and Mental Health Patient Populations
    Techniques in Stem Cell Biology, and Aging-Related Mechanisms and Devices

4/09-9/09

NCI SEP Tumor Stem Cells in Cancer Biology, Prevention, and Therapy (P01)

9/09-11/09

NIDDK Ad Hoc member EMNR IRG (Endocrine Stem Cells)

8/09-11/09

NIA Cell Based Technology Study Section Ad Hoc member

2008 – Present

FDA Cellular, Tissue and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee

2008 – Present

NCRR (CSR) COBRE and IDEAC Study Section

 2007 – Present

NIH External Advisory Board, US Stem Cell Bank

2005 – Present

Member Special Study section P01 NIH Center for Excellence Non-human Primate embryonic stem cells

2003 – 2004

NIAAA Special Emphasis Panel: Stem Cells in Alcohol Research

2002

Ad Hoc Member Study Section Infrastructure Awards for human embryonic stem cells National Institute of Research Resources

2003 – Present

Ad Hoc Member ALTX-4 Study Section National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

2002 – Present                                                               

NHLBI Working Group: Stem Cells Research at NHLBI

5/13/02

 

Meri Teresa Firpo

Associate Professor

 

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  • DEPARTMENTStem Cell Institute
    Department of Medicine,
    Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes
    University of Minnesota

  • COUNTRYUSA