Fred "Rusty" Gage, PhD is a Professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Vi and John Adler Chair for Research on Age-Related Neurodegenerative Disease. His lab concentrates on the adult central nervous system, and unexpected plasticity and adaptability to environmental stimulation that remains throughout the life of all mammals. Our lab has demonstrated that human beings are capable of growing new nerve cells throughout life in a process called Neurogenesis.
