Gihan Tennekoon
Emeritus Professor · University of Pennsylvania Health System
Credentials: · · ·
History
- 1971–1975
Neurology
- 1960–1964
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
Research
Choline acetyltransferase activity in striatum of neonatal rats increased by nerve growth factor
Science · 1985 · 452 citations
Brain Research · 1986 · 345 citations
Role of myelin P0 protein as a homophilic adhesion molecule
Nature · 1990 · Last of 5 authors · 320 citations
27 papers
- EF
14 papers
- BD
10 papers
9 papers
- AP
8 papers
8 papers
- BR
7 papers
7 papers
Grants
- 2006–2017
NSADA Training Grant for Child Neurologists
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · K12
Contact PI · $4.4M · Children's Hosp of Philadelphia
- 2001–2008
Can Stromal Cells Differentiate into Oligodendrocytes?
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · R01
Contact PI · $1.4M · Children's Hosp of Philadelphia
- 1985–2002
Axon--Schwann Interactions in vitro
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · R01
Contact PI · $2.9M · Children's Hosp of Philadelphia
- 1992–1995
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · R01
Contact PI · $584K · University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
Clinical trials
- 2009–2014
Phase III Study of Idebenone in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
Principal investigator · Completed · Phase 3
Santhera Pharmaceuticals