Medical College and VA Center receive grant to study how bone marrow cells can migrate to sites of brain injury and stimulate recovery.
Scientists from the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and the Clement Zablocki VA Medical Center received a one-year, $20,000 grant from the Clinical and Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin (CTSI) to study the capacity of stem cells derived from bone marrow to assist in the healing of traumatic brain injury. The primary investigator of the study is Aleksandra Glavaski-Joksimovic, Ph.D., assistant professor of neurosurgery; co-primary investigator is Milan Joksimovic, Ph.D., assistant professor of cell biology, neurobiology and anatomy at MCW. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a considerable health problem with no effective therapy. There is increasing evidence that bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSC) have …
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Researchers investigate stem cells that could help heal brain injury
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Department of Defense awards college funding to seek effective way to screen for brain injuries.
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Thursday, March 8, 2012
From the Medical College of Wisconsin: The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a three-year, $1.9 million grant from the Department of Defense’s U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command (USAMRMC) to determine the most valid, effective screening tool for concussion, or mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI.) Michael McCrea, Ph.D., professor of neurosurgery and neurology and the director of brain injury research at the Medical College, is the primary investigator of the grant, which is entitled “An Independent, Prospective, Head to Head Study of the Reliability and Validity of Neurocognitive Test Batteries for the Assessment of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.” According to the Centers for Disease Control, 1.7 million people experience …
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Researchers receive $1.9 million grant to study concussion
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