Development of stem-cell based therapies for motor neurone disease
Recent advances in stem cell biology allow for the on-demand generation of spinal motor neurones from human pluripotent stem cells.
Our laboratory has been exploring the possibility that these neurons can be implanted directly into the spinal cord in order to functionally compensate for those lost to the disease process.
Aim
- Understand the capacity for implanted motor neurons to appropriately integrate into host circuitry, including innervation of peripheral targets.
- Explore the concept that the implanted neurons can protect the host neurons from the disease process.
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