Tag Archives: Neurotrophins

Spinal Cord Injury Repair

August 4, 2009 – 8:21 pm

I wanted to feature yet more research on spinal cord injury repair.
Dr. Mark Tuszynski and his team of researchers at USCD recently published work that tested their hypothesis that chemotropic mechanisms would guide regenerating spinal cord axons to appropriate brainstem targets.
Laura Taylor Alto, Leif A Havton, James M Conner, Edmund R Hollis II, Armin Blesch & [...]

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The Sensory and Autonomic Side of Spinal Cord Injury

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 [...]

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Dr. Matthew Ramer, Neural Regeneration and SCI

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 [...]

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