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Eric Newell Olson (born September 27, 1955) is an American molecular biologist. He is professor and chair of the Department of Molecular Biology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, where he also holds the Robert A. Welch Distinguished Chair in Science, the Annie and Willie Nelson Professorship in Stem Cell Research, and the Pogue Distinguished Chair in Research on Cardiac Birth Defects.〔"(Biographical Sketch )"〕 ==Biography== Dr. Olson grew up in North Carolina and attended Wake Forest University, receiving a B.A. in Chemistry and Biology, a Ph.D. in Biochemistry, and an honorary doctorate. After postdoctoral training at Washington University School of Medicine, he began his scientific career at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. In 1995, he founded the Department of Molecular Biology at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. Eric Olson has dedicated his career to deciphering the mechanisms that control development and disease of the heart, cardiovascular system and skeletal muscle tissue. He and his colleagues discovered many of the key transcription factors and mechanisms responsible for cardiac gene regulation and formation of the heart and, in so doing, unveiled the molecular underpinnings of congenital and acquired diseases of the heart. Most recently, Olson has focused on epigenetic mechanisms and microRNAs as regulators of muscle development and disease. Olson is among the most highly cited researchers, with his publications cited over 70,000 times in the literature.〔"(Google scholar )"〕〔"(Web of Knowledge )"〕 He has trained numerous students and postdoctoral fellows, many of whom are emerging as the next generation of leaders in cardiovascular biology. Dr. Olson co-founded multiple biotechnology companies to translate basic discoveries into new therapeutics for muscle disease. He was co-founder of Myogen, Inc., a biotechnology company focusing on therapies for heart muscle disease. In 2007, he co-founded miRagen Therapeutics, which is developing new therapeutics for cardiovascular disease, based on microRNAs.〔"(miRagen Company Founders )"〕 In 2010, he and his colleagues founded Lone Star Heart, which is working to develop new approaches for heart regeneration and repair.〔"(LoneStar Heart founders )"〕 In his spare time, Eric Olson plays guitar and harmonica with The Transactivators, a rock band inspired by the Texas icon, Willie Nelson, who created the Professorship that Olson holds.〔"(ASBMBtoday Scienc Focus "Heart Matters" )"〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eric N. Olson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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