The Welham Laboratory
Faculty > Nathan Welham
Nathan Welham
Assistant Professor, Surgery
welham@surgery.wisc.edu
Organ System/Disease Focus
Vocal fold tissue repair/regeneration
Aligned Research Focus
Role of migrating progenitor cells in tissue repair. Characterization and function of tissue resident side population cells. Systems biology/proteomics.
Research Description
Our SCRMC aligned work focuses on fibrocyte migration and differentiation at vocal fold wound sites, and understanding the function of vocal fold side population cells.
Selected References
Ling C, Yamashita M, Zhang J, Bless DM, Welham NV. Reactive response of fibrocytes to vocal fold mucosal injury in rat. Wound Repair Regen. 2010; 18: 514-523. PMCID: PMC3021622.
Ling C, Yamashita M, Waselchuck EA, Raasch JL, Welham NV. Alteration in cellular morphology, density and distribution in rat vocal fold mucosa following injury. Wound Repair Regen. 2010; 18: 89-97. PMCID: PMC2834534.
Ling C, Raasch JL, Welham NV. E-cadherin and transglutaminase-1 epithelial barrier restoration precedes type-IV collagen basement membrane reconstruction following vocal fold mucosal injury. Cells Tissues Organs. 2011; 193: 158-169. PMCID: PMC3064938.