Siddharthan Chandran
Neuroscientist | Pioneering Stem Cell Therapies for Brain Repair
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Siddharthan Chandran is a Professor of Neurology and Director of the Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic at the University of Edinburgh. His groundbreaking research aims to develop stem cell-based treatments for neurological conditions like motor neuron disease and multiple sclerosis.
Chandran has authored over 150 scientific papers and co-founded a biotechnology company to translate his lab's discoveries into clinical therapies. His talks provide audiences with a scientist's perspective on the future of regenerative medicine and the potential to reverse devastating brain diseases.
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Can the damaged brain repair itself?
After a traumatic brain injury, it sometimes happens that the brain can repair itself, building new brain cells to replace damaged ones. But the repair doesn't happen quickly enough to allow recovery from degenerative conditions like motor neuron disease (also known as Lou Gehrig's disease or ALS). Siddharthan Chandran walks through some new techniques using special stem cells that could allow the damaged brain to rebuild faster.
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