When:
Monday, April 15, 2019
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT
Where: Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, 10th floor Conference A-B, 355 E. Erie, Chicago, IL 60611 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Contact:
Andrea Domenighetti
Group: Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Research Seminar Series
Category: Lectures & Meetings
Abstract:
Although peripheral nerves have the capacity to regeneration, functional outcomes even with surgery are often poor. This is particularly challenging in proximal injuries due to the slow rate of nerve regrowth and that the condition conducive in the distal stump conducive to regeneration deteriorates over time. Therefore, methods to accelerate nerve growth are much needed. In this presentation, a new method using brief electrical stimulation to enhance peripheral nerve regeneration will be described. This will include data from basic animal studies as well as findings from translation studies to patients with different forms of peripheral nerve injury.
Speaker Info:
Ming Chan MD FRCPC is a clinician scientist from physiatry with a subspecialty interest in neuromuscular disease. He is the medical director of the Central and Northern Alberta Peripheral Nerve Injury Program. This multidisciplinary program consists of a team of basic scientists, engineers, physicians, surgeons and allied health. In addition to providing comprehensive care to address the often complex needs of patients following major trauma, a major goal is to advance treatment modalities that have shown promise in animal models and move them to the clinic through translational research.