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When healing is successful: Zebrafish show ways to regenerate the spinal cord

While humans usually remain permanently paralyzed after severe spinal cord injury, nerve fibers can regrow in zebrafish. This is due to specialized connective tissue cells that regulate inflammation and prevent the formation of scar tissue. The findings of a research team involving the…

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New insights into spinal cord injury: Julia's PhD thesis on the role of SLRPs in preventing regeneration

Congratulations to Julia Kolb, who graduated with an outstanding PhD thesis on SLRPs in spinal cord injury.

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ISRB Rising Star Award 2024 goes to Daniel Wehner

Daniel Wehner has been decorated with the RISING STAR AWARD by the International Society for Regenerative Biology (ISRB). The prize honors early-career scientists charting new directions in regenerative biology and whose scientific contributions will have a lasting impact on research in the field.…

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