E. (Manolis) S. Tzanakakis Assistant Professor 907 Furnas Hall (716) 645-2911 ext. 2206 Fax: (716) 645-3822 emtzan(at)buffalo.edu

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Chapters in Books

• Tzanakakis, E. S. and Verfaillie, C. M. "Advances in Adult Stem Cell Culture", in Cell Culture Technology for Pharmaceutical and Cell-based Therapies. Eds. Ozturk, S., Hu, W. S., CRC Press, 2005.

Refereed Journal Publications

• Jing, D., Parikh, A., Canty, J.M., Tzanakakis, E.S., "Stem Cells for Heart Cell Therapies," Tissue Eng., Part B., 2008, (Accepted).
• Kehoe, D.E., Lock, L.T., Parikh, A., Tzanakakis, E.S., "Propagation of Embryonic Stem Cells in Stirred Suspension without Serum," Biotechnol. Prog., 24(5): (In Press) 2008.
• Chemler, J.A., Lock, L.T., Koffas, M.A., Tzanakakis, E.S., "Standardized Biosynthesis of Flavan-3-ols with Effects on Pancreatic Beta-Cell Insulin Secretion," Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 77(4): 797-807, 2007.
• Lock, L.T., Tzanakakis, E.S., "Stem/Progenitor Cell Sources of Insulin-Producing Cells for the Treatment of Diabetes," Tissue Eng., 13(7):1399-412, 2007.
• Kawahira, H., Ma, N.H., Tzanakakis, E.S., McMahon, A.P., Chuang, P.T., Hebrok, M., "Combined Activities of Hedgehog Signaling Inhibitors Regulate Pancreas Development," Development, 130(20):4871-79, 2003.
• Tzanakakis, E.S., Waxman, D.J., Hansen, L.K., Remmel, R.P., Hu, W.S., "Long-term Enhancement of CYP2B1/2 Expression in Rat Hepatocyte Spheroids through Adenovirus-mediated Gene Transfer," Cell Biol. Toxicol., 18:13-27, 2002.
• Tzanakakis, E.S., Hsiao, C.C., Matsushita, T., Remmel, R.P., Hu, W.S., "Probing Enhanced Cytochrome P450 2B1/2 Activity in Rat Hepatocyte Spheroids through Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy," Cell Transplant., 10(3):329-342, 2001.
• Goel, A., Tzanakakis, M., Huang, S.Y., Ramaswamy, S., Choi, D., Ramarao, B.V., "Characterization of Three-Dimensional Structure of Paper Using X-ray Microtomography," TAPPI J., 84(5):72, 2001.
• Tzanakakis, E.S., Hansen, L.K., Hu, W.S., "The Role of Actin Filaments and Microtubules in Hepatocyte Spheroid Self-Assembly," Cell Motil. Cytoskeleton, 48(3):175-189, 2001.
• Tzanakakis, E.S., Hess, D.J., Sielaff, T.D., Hu, W.S., "Extracorporeal Tissue Engineered Liver-Assist Devices," Annu. Rev. Biomed. Engr., 2:607-632, 2000.
• Liakopoulou-Kyriakides, M., Tzanakakis, E.S., Kiparissidis, C., Ekateriniadou, L.V., Kyriakidis, D.A., "Kinetics of Xanthan Gum Production from Whey by Constructed Strains of X. campestris in Batch Fermentations," Chem. Eng. Technol., 20(5):354-360, 1997.

Last Updated: March 2008