Lawrence S. B. Goldstein

Lawrence S. B. Goldstein

Professor Emeritus at the University of California, San Diego

Lawrence S. B. Goldstein, PhD, is a cell biologist, geneticist, and neuroscientist renowned for pioneering work on molecular motors and transport pathways in neurodegenerative disease. After earning degrees from UC San Diego and the University of Washington, he held faculty positions at Harvard and UC San Diego. He co-founded the UCSD Stem Cell Program, Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, and Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center. A longtime member of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR), he is a member of the ISSCR Public Policy Committee, the namesake for the ISSCR Public Policy Fellowship program, has earned the American Society for Cell Biology Public Service Award, and is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences.

Latest articles by Lawrence S. B. Goldstein

Restrictions on fetal tissue research would threaten progress on breakthrough treatments for devastating diseases — and yet not prevent a single abortion

By Lawrence S. B. Goldstein published

Opinion The U.S. government may restrict funding for research that uses human fetal tissue. The move would undermine medical science and prolong patients' suffering from devastating diseases.

Opinion