Tag Archives: Dorsal Root Ganglia

Culturing DRG Neurons

In our last backstory, we featured Dr. Matt Ramer and the excellent work he and his team are doing onĀ  Sensory Neuron Regeneration. One of the focal points of this research is on the Dorsal Root Ganglion. This is the connection point between the Peripheral Nervous System and Spinal Cord. From the spinal cord signals [...]

The Sensory and Autonomic Side of Spinal Cord Injury

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 [...]