Information
Membership Number: FCA3530
Membership Type: Fellowship
Division: Engineering and Applied Sciences
Corresponding Email: psanberg@usf.edu
Homepage(s): https://health.usf.edu/medicine/mpp/faculty/psanberg
Present and Previous Positions
Distinguished University Professor, College of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Brain and Spine, University of South Florida
Founder and President, US National Academy of Inventors
Executive Director, Center of Excellence for Aging, University of South Florida
Senior Vice President for Research, Innovation and Knowledge Enterprise, University of South Florida (2012 to 2021)
Fields of Scholarship and Research Interests
Professor Paul R. Sanberg’s research sits at the intersection of neuroscience, brain repair, and clinical translation, with a sustained focus on developing therapies and evidence-based interventions for age-related neurological disorders. His work spans cellular and molecular neurobiology, outcomes and translational studies, and the design of pharmaceutical and cell-based therapeutics, targeting conditions such as stroke, Parkinson’s disease and movement disorders, and Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia.
A signature contribution of his program has been advancing the scientific and translational foundations for umbilical cord blood–derived cell approaches in neurology, helping to establish their therapeutic potential and to move promising strategies toward clinical evaluation and real-world impact.
Honors, Awards and Other Membership
Elected Fellow, IEEE (2021)
2016 John P. McGovern Science and Society Award, Sigma Xi (2016)
Florida Inventors Hall of Fame — Inductee (2015)
Florida Academy of Sciences — Florida Medalist (2015)
AAAS–Lemelson Invention Ambassador (2014)
Outstanding Faculty Award, University of South Florida (2019; also listed 2015)
Bryden Alumni Award – Outstanding Achievement, York University (2018)
Fulbright Specialist (2015; also listed “to Australia” 2018)
Selected Fellowships / Professional Memberships
Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (NAI) (2012– )
Founding President, National Academy of Inventors (NAI) (2010– )
Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) (2015– )
Fellow, Academy of Science, Engineering & Medicine of Florida (ASEMFL) (2018– )
Member, Sigma Xi (2010– )
Fellow, Royal Society of Biology (2019)
Fellow, Royal Aeronautical Society (2020)
Selected Publications
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=7dWL3PMAAAAJ&hl=en
Other Information
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_R._Sanberg
https://academyofinventors.org/board-members/
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