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The Reynolds Family Spine Laboratory<\/strong> performs translational research to address challenging issues related to chronic and acute spinal cord injury and to diseases that lead to paralysis including multiple sclerosis. The goal is to discover new targets for therapeutic interventions.<\/p>\n Current research uses rodent models of spinal cord contusion injury and multiple sclerosis, genetically modified mice and neuronal\/glial cultures and co-cultures to study neuroimmune interactions, the cross-talk between neurons and glia, mechanisms of neuronal protection and degeneration, axonal regeneration, functional recovery and alleviation of co-morbidities including neuropathic pain.<\/p>\n Ongoing research projects:<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Our research aims to improve the functional outcomes of chronic and acute spinal cord injury and central nervous system diseases that can lead to paralysis. Our investigations bridge basic science and pre-clinical research and utilize combinatorial strategies comprising neurosurgery, molecular and cellular neurobiology, histology, and behavioral approaches.<\/p>\n The Laboratory collaborates with other investigators in the fields of immunology, proteomics, and neurobiology of disease.\u00a0 The team, consisting of co-director Stella Elkabes, Ph.D., post-doctoral fellows, graduate, and medical students, and staff members integrates interdisciplinary skills and experience to identify targets for therapeutic interventions and to translate the findings from the bench to the bedside.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n
The Mission of the Reynolds Family Spine Laboratory is:<\/em><\/h3>\n
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