Kursad Turksen

Kursad Turksen, PhD, is a senior scientist in chronic disease at Ottawa Health Research Institute and an assistant professor, biochemistry, University of Ottawa. Dr. Turksen is also the editor-in-chief for the journal Stem Cell Reviews, published by Humana Press, and is an executive board member for Springer Protocols, an online database of research protocols published by Springer Science+Business Media. Dr. Turksen studies skin cells at the molecular level hoping to develop new treatments for skin conditions, wounds, burns, and genetic skin diseases.

Research areas

He and his team co-discovered a molecule called claudin-6 which plays an important role in the development and function of skin cells [ [http://www.zoominfo.com/people/Turksen_Kursad_282105987.aspx Kursad Turksen biography on Zoominfo] , Accessed July 17, 2008.] Turksen's recent research centers on the study of stem cells, including how growth factors regulate the commitment of epidermal progenitors in the differentiating embryonic stem (R1) cells, and identifying and characterizing genes that determine the pathway leading from very early progenitors (K8-positive) to late epidermal progenitors (K5/K14-positive), using the gene trap and differential display techniques [ [http://www.ohri.ca/profiles/turksen.asp Kursad Turksen researcher biography at Ottawa Health Research Institute] , Accessed July 15, 2008] .

Published research

Dr. Turksen's research has been published in numerous research journals, including the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, Molecular Biotechnology, and Gene Expression Patterns. Dr. Turksen is also the editor of numerous stem cell books, including three recent volumns in the book series Methods in Molecular Biology: "Embryonic Stem Cell Protocols Volume I: Isolation And Characterization", "Embryonic Stem Cell Protocols Volume II: Differentiation Models", and "Human Embryonic Stem Cell Protocols" [ [http://www.ohri.ca/profiles/turksen.asp Kursad Turksen researcher biography at Ottawa Health Research Institute] , Accessed July 15, 2008] .

See also

Stem cells

Stem Cell Reviews

Humana Press

Springer Protocols

References

External links

* [http://www.springer.com/generic/search/results?SGWID=5-40109-14-0-0&view=EAST&easySearchOption=all&visited=true&searchType=easy&resultSet=15&queryText=kursad+turksen&resultStart=1&searchScope=books&propagate=false Books by Kursad Turksen]

* [http://www.springer.com Springer.com]

* [http://www.springer.com/journal/12015 Stem Cell Reviews]

* [http://www.springerprotocols.com Springer Protocols]

* [http://www.ohri.ca/scientist_spotlight.asp?ID=43 Scientist in the Spotlight: Kursad Turksen]