Recipients

Anyone who has suffered nerve damage in an accident can attest that after their injuries have healed, sensation or even function sometimes takes much longer to return – if it returns at all. While nervous tissue will heal and regenerate, it needs a guide to find its path across the damaged area.
The Tissue Engineering Research Group is working to create “scaffolds” – three dimensional structures that, when seeded with nerve cells, may provide the bridge needed for nerves to heal. If successful with peripheral nerves, the group hopes similar strategies may also be used to help treat injuries to cartilage, bone, and the spinal cord.

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