Kazim A. Sheikh
Professor
Department of Neurology
The University of Texas Health Science Center
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Kazim A. Sheikh obtained his Medical Degree from King Edward Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan. He has received Postdoctoral Fellowship in Peripheral Nerve at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. Currently he is working as Professor in The University of Texas Medical school.
Research Interest
Development of new therapies to enhance axon regeneration and nerve repair for the treatment of peripheral neuropathies. Development of novel treatments for Guillain-Barré syndrome, CIDP, and other immune neuropathies. MRI of nerve and muscle for diagnosis and monitoring neuromuscular disorders and to objectively measure their responsiveness to therapeutic interventions.
Publications
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Sheikh KA, Sun J, Liu Y, Kawai H, Crawford TO, Proia RL, Griffin JW, Schnaar RL. Mice lacking complex gangliosides develop Wallerian degeneration and myelination defects. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1999 Jun 22;96(13):7532-7.
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Pan B, Fromholt SE, Hess EJ, Crawford TO, Griffin JW, Sheikh KA, Schnaar RL. Myelin-associated glycoprotein and complementary axonal ligands, gangliosides, mediate axon stability in the CNS and PNS: neuropathology and behavioral deficits in single- and double-null mice. Exp Neurol. 2005 Sep;195(1):208-17.
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Sun J, Shaper NL, Itonori S, Heffer-Lauc M, Sheikh KA, Schnaar RL. Myelin-associated glycoprotein (Siglec-4) expression is progressively and selectively decreased in the brains of mice lacking complex gangliosides. Glycobiology. 2004 Sep;14(9):851-7.
