Principal Investigator
MD, PhD, FRCSC
Research Interests
Clinical trials; degenerative cervical myelopathy; light-sheet microscopy; Neuromodulation; spinal cord injury; tissue clearingRecent Collaborations
Dr. Cho actively collaborates with a diverse network of researchers across Canada and internationally. At UBC, he collaborates with ICORD PIs Dr. Brett Hilton and Dr. Brian Kwon, as well as with the NeuroImaging and NeuroComputation Centre to advance imaging-based approaches for studying spinal cord injury. Beyond UBC, Dr. Cho collaborates with Dr. Kajana Satkunendrarajah at the University of Miami and Dr. Maged Goubran at the University of Toronto.
Techniques employed in the lab
- Light-sheet microscopy
- Tissue clearing
- Optogenetics
- Mouse models
- Gait lab
Major Findings
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Novel target to improve walking after traumatic spinal cord injury (lateral hypothalamus)
Awards
Some of Dr. Cho’s major awards and accomplishments include:
- Science and PINS Award for Neuromodulation (2025)
- Best Oral Presentation in Basic Science, WSSFN (2022)
- Biaggi de Blasys Foundation Award for best thesis (2022)
Current Lab Members
Please check back for an updated list of lab members.
Recent publications
- Cho, N. 2025. Targeting the brain after spinal cord injury: Targeted deep brain stimulation improves walking after injury.. Science. doi: 10.1126/science.aea0845.
- Cho, N et al.. 2025. Spinal Cord Tract Integrity in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy.. Neurosurgery. doi: 10.1227/neu.0000000000003428.
- Cho, N, Kalia, LV, Kalia, SK. 2025. Re-examining the pathobiological basis of gait dysfunction in Parkinson's disease.. Trends Neurosci. doi: 10.1016/j.tins.2025.01.002.
- Attarpour, A et al.. 2025. A deep learning pipeline for three-dimensional brain-wide mapping of local neuronal ensembles in teravoxel light-sheet microscopy.. Nat Methods. doi: 10.1038/s41592-024-02583-1.
- Fomenko, A, Vetkas, A, Davidson, B, Cho, N, Kalia, SK. 2025. Stereotactic Frame-Based Targeting of the Posterior Fossa: A Systematic Workflow for the Leksell G Frame.. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg. doi: 10.1159/000543013.
