Colin K Franz

Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Assistant Professor, Neurology
Northwestern University Interdepartmental Neuroscience PhD Program (NUIN)

Emailcolin.franz@northwestern.edu

481 Citations

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Research Interests

The goal of regenerative rehabilitation is to boost innate repair processes and/or to replace tissues in order to improve function. This is the focus of my career as a physiatrist-scientist with expertise in neuromuscular medicine, rehabilitation, gene therapy, and disease modeling with induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). In the clinic, I see patients with nerve injuries, neuromuscular disease, as well as perform electromyography testing. In the laboratory, I use a combination of molecular, biochemical, and electrophysiological assays to study neurotrauma, axon regeneration and motor neuron disease with a priority on human pre-clinical models involving neurons generated from patient-specific iPSCs.

1. Axon regeneration 2. Peripheral nerve diseases 3. Motor neuron disease 4. Neurotrauma 5. Nerve repair biomarkers

1. Diagnostic electrophysiology including electromyography and nerve conduction studies 2. Peripheral nerve injuries, nerve repair and nerve transfers 3. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/motor neuron diseases 4. Peripheral neuropathy 5. Neuromuscular ultrasound

Certifications and Licenses

	Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
	Neuromuscular Medicine

Training Experience

2007	Postdoctoral Fellowship, Emory University
2012	Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Calgary Faculty of Medicine, Canada
2013	Internship, Northwestern University, McGaw Medical Center (Northwestern Memorial Hospital)
2017	Residency, Northwestern University, McGaw Medical Center (Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago)
2018	Fellowship, Northwestern University, McGaw Medical Center

Education/Academic qualification

MD, University of Calgary Faculty of Medicine

… → 2012

PhD, Dalhousie University

… → 2007

Research interests

ALS
Clinical Research
EMG
Neuromuscular Disorders
Peripheral Neuropathy
Regenerative Medicine
Rehabilitation/Therapy
Stem Cells

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Grants

1 Finished

Exercise in a Dish: Studying the Effects of Activity Based Treatments for Neuromuscular Disorders with Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells and Optogenetics

Franz, C. K., Heckman, C. & Kiskinis, E.

Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Craig H. Neilsen Foundation

6/1/16 → 3/31/18

Project: Research project

Research Output

481 Citations
15 Article
3 Review article
1 Comment/debate

2 Scopus citations

Botulinum Toxin Conditioning Enhances Motor Axon Regeneration in Mouse and Human Preclinical Models

Franz, C. K., Puritz, A., Jordan, L. A., Chow, J., Ortega, J. A., Kiskinis, E. & Heckman, C. J., Aug 1 2018, In : Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair. 32, 8, p. 735-745 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

1 Scopus citations

Soft tissue sarcoma affecting the right shoulder of a man with paraplegia from a remote traumatic spinal cord injury: a case report

Franz, C. K., Dalamagkas, K., Jordan, L. A. & Ephraim, G. R., Jun 26 2018, In : Spinal cord series and cases. 4, 55.