Expertise
Research Interests: Glial and Fibrotic Scar Formation in the CNS; Axon Regeneration
He completed his dissertation research in Dr. Jean Wrathall’s laboratory investigating plasticity of local reflex circuits after spinal cord injury. He continued his interest in spinal cord injury research as a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Binhai Zheng’s laboratory at UCSD where he investigated the role of myelin-associated inhibitors and chemorepulsive axon guidance molecules in inhibition of axon regeneration.
Toward this goal, we are currently investigating the molecular and cellular mechanism of glial and fibrotic scar formation after neurological disorders such as spinal cord injury.
We are currently investigating the contribution of NG2 cells to glial scar formation.
In addition, we are also investigating the role of fibroblasts that invade the injury site after spinal cord injury.
The primary goal of our laboratory is to understand how glial cells respond to CNS injury in order to promote tissue repair and axon regeneration.