Ana-Maria Oproescu and Victoria McCann This is a summary of a literature review which combines the findings of many individual studies about drug and cell therapies for SCI and discusses the major developments and challenges in these areas of research. Read More…
Blog Archives: stem cells
Biomaterial Scaffolds with Different Surface types to Promote Differentiation of Stem Cells into Neurons
| 6 commentsBryan Ng This is a summary of a paper published by researchers from the University of Victoria including ICORD researcher Dr. Stephanie Willerth. Khadem Mohtaram N, Ko J, King, C, Sun L, Muller N, Byung-Guk Jun M,Willerth SM. 2014. Electrospun Read More…
A new and improved technique for neural stem cell engineering
| 4 commentsInes Lacarne This is a summary of a paper by researchers in the laboratory of ICORD researcher Dr. Stephanie Willerth. Dr. Willerth was recently named one of the 2015 Young Innovators in Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering by the Biomedical Engineering Read More…
Studying skin-derived cells for experimental SCI treatment
| 0 commentsThis is a summary of a paper published in the Journal of Neuroscience. Schwann cells generated from neonatal skin-derived precursors or neonatal peripheral nerve improve functional recovery after acute transplantation into the partially Injured Cervical Spinal Cord of the Rat Read More…
