Prof. Mikhail G. Kolonin received his Ph.D. in Molecular Medicine from Wayne State University School of Medicine. He is a Professor (with Tenure) and Director of Center for Metabolic and Degenerative Diseases, University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, USA; Harry E. Bovay, Jr. Distinguished University Chair in Metabolic Disease Research. His research in the Kolonin Laboratory covers stem cells, obesity, and cancer with a focus on intercellular interactions in adipose tissues and tumors and the role of adult progenitor cells in pathology. He has received many honors, including the 2013 Annie and Bob Graham Distinguished Chair in Stem Cell Biology Endowment and the 2014 American Board of Stem Cell Medicine and Surgery (ABSCMS) Executive Board of Governors. He is on the Editorial Board of several journals, such as Cancer Research, Adipocyte, American Journal of Stem Cells and Journal of Cancer Biology & Treatment, etc. He has more than 100 articles in international peer-reviewed journals.
