Diana Farmer
Founder and Co-Director, Department of Surgery Center for Surgical Bioengineering · University of California Davis Health
Credentials: · · · · ·
History
PresentDepartment of Surgery Center for Surgical Bioengineering · University of California Davis Health
- Present
Department of Surgery · University of California Davis Health
- 1973–1977
Research
A randomized trial of prenatal versus postnatal repair of myelomeningocele
New England Journal of Medicine · 2011 · 1,470 citations
New England Journal of Medicine · 2003 · 414 citations
Engineering mesenchymal stem cells to improve their exosome efficacy and yield for cell-free therapy
Review · Journal of Extracellular Vesicles · 2018 · 259 citations
53 papers
37 papers
33 papers
32 papers · 15 as a resident
- KN
19 papers
16 papers · 7 as a fellow
15 papers · 7 as a fellow
14 papers · 6 as a resident
Grants
- 2020–2025
Engineered Neuroprotective Stem-Cell Exosomes for In Utero Spina Bifida Therapy
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · R01
Contact PI · $2.5M · University of California at Davis
- 2020–2023
Validation of Transabdominal Fetal Pulse Oximetry in Hypoxic Fetal Lamb Models
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · R21
PI · $413.4K · University of California at Davis
- 2011–2016
A Follow-Up of Children Enrolled in the Management of Myelomeningocele Study
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · U01
PI · $2.9M · George Washington University
- 2002–2012
Multicenter Trial of Fetal Myelomeningocele Repair
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · U10
Contact PI · $2.8M · University of California, San Francisco
Clinical trials
- 2021–2027
Cellular Therapy for In Utero Repair of Myelomeningocele - The CuRe Trial
Principal investigator · Recruiting · Phase 1, Phase 2
University of California, Davis