Eric Olson, Ph.D.

Professor & Chairman

Endowed Title: Annie and Willie Nelson Professorship in Stem Cell Research; Pogue Distinguished Chair in Research on Cardiac Birth Defects; The Robert A. Welch Distinguished Chair in Science

Department: Molecular Biology

Graduate Programs: Genetics and Development, Integrative Biology

Education

Undergraduate Wake Forest University (), Chemistry
Graduate School Bowman Gray School of Medicine (1981)

Research Interests

  • MicroRNAs
  • Muscle Development
  • Stem cells
  • Transcriptional Regulation

Publications

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Featured Publications

Defective erythroid differentiation in miR-451 mutant mice mediated by 14-3-3ζ.

Patrick, D.M., Zhang, C.C., Huiyu, Y.T., Qi, X., Schwartz, R.J., Huang, L., and Olson, E.N. Genes & Development 2010 24 1614-1619

MicroRNA regulatory networks in cardiovascular development.

Liu, N. and Olson, E.N. Developmental Cell 2010 18 510-525

A family of microRNAs encoded by myosin genes governs myosin expression and muscle performance.

van Rooij, E., Quiat, D., Johnson, B.A., Sutherland, L.B., Qi, X., Richardson, J.A., Kelm Jr., R.J., and Olson, E.N. Developmental Cell 2009 17 662-673

MicroRNA-206 delays ALS progression and promotes regeneration of neuromuscular synapses in mice.

Williams, A.H., Valdez, G., Moresi, V., Qi, X., McAnally, J., Elliott, J.L., Bassel-Duby, R., Sanes, J.R., and Olson, E.N. Science 2009 326 1549-1554

MicroRNAs miR-143 and miR-145 modulate cytoskeletal dynamics and responsiveness of smooth muscle cells to injury.

Xin, M., Small, E.M., Sutherland, L.B., Qi, X., McAnally, J., Plato, C.F., Richardson, J.A., Bassel-Duby, R., and Olson, E.N. Genes & Development 2009 23 2166-2178

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Honors/Awards

  • Fondation Lefoulon-Delalande Grand Prize for Science
    (2009)
  • Pollin Prize in Pediatric Research
    (2005)
  • Institute of Medicine
    (2001)
  • National Academy of Sciences
    (2000)
  • Pasarow Award in Cardiovascular Medicine
    (2000)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

  • Editorial Board, Developmental Biology
  • Editorial Board, Developmental Cell
  • Editorial Board, Molecular and Cellular Biology
  • Editorial Board, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Editorial Board, Science