October 26, 2008 – 9:11 am
About Dr. Matt Ramer
2001-Present-Associate Professor-University of British Columbia and ICORD
Post Doc-King’s College London
PhD.-Physiology-Queen’s College Kingston, Ontario
Matt Ramer Website
Awards and Funding
Email: ramer@icord.org
Lab Members: A. Gaudet, J. Inskip, A. Scott, L. Soril
Finding Fixes for Injured Nerves
I first became aware of Matt’s research in early 2005. This was catalyzed when he kindly shared excellent IHC images his lab [...]
By Pete Shuster
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Posted in Pain Research, People, Stories, featured researchers
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Tagged Automic Function, Autonomic Function, BDNF, dorsal root entry zone, Dorsal Root Ganglia, Dr. John Priestly, Dr. Matt Ramer, Dr. Stephen McMahon, DREZ, DRG, Injured Nerves, Nerve Regeneration, Neurokinin-1, Neurotrophins, NGF, NT-3, SCI, Sensory Neurons, Spinal Cord, Spinal Cord Injury, Substance-P
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October 19, 2008 – 2:06 pm
Researchers using siRNA complexed with our i-Fect ™ transfection regent have successfully knocked down ASIC3 Receptors in vivo. This publication joins the growing parade (starting with Luo et al, 2005) that reference successful modulation of receptors involved in pain using siRNA complexes. These studies all share animal behavior studies showing a marked change in response to pain [...]
October 16, 2008 – 9:42 am
I dream of the day that people suffering from spinal cord injuries (SCIs) will be restored to full function. The good news is there are researchers and dedicated centers that form the back-bone of SCI repair research.
I am excited and honored to be featuring Dr. Matthew Ramer for this month’s backstory. Matt is a member of ICORD (International Collaboration On [...]
By Pete Shuster
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Posted in People, Uncategorized, featured researchers
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Tagged Dr. Matthew Ramer, ICORD, Matt Ramer, Neural Regeneration, Neuron Repair, Neurotrophins, SCI, Spinal Cord Injury, UBC, University of British Columbia
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October 1, 2008 – 7:52 pm
Just wanted to update you on my friends at Dicerna…from in vivo blog…
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Dicerna Crashes RNAi Party
Life often imitates art, as the saying goes.
In “This Is Spinal Tap,” the classic rock and roll mockumentary chronicling the eponymous band, guitarist Nigel Tufnel famously brags that his amplifiers, unlike conventional ones that max out at [...]
