{"250691":{"#nid":"250691","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Petit Institute Seminar","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0022Nerve Regeneration: One Challenge Many Targets\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0022\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAna Paula P\u00eago, PhD\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInstitute for Molecular \u0026amp; Cell Biology\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBiomaterials for Neurosciences Team \u2013 NEWTherapies Group\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUniversity of Porto, Portugal\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe nervous system may be subject of damage by a variety of insults, which can have serious consequences to the patient, with total loss of functionality in the more severe cases. The knowledge that neurons have an intrinsic regenerative capacity stimulated the necessity of understanding the fundamental cellular and molecular mechanisms that underlie each clinical condition. One of the challenges currently facing neuroscientists is the development of effective therapies based on the advances achieved in basic research.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHow can biomaterials contribute? This talk will address this issue, illustrating the potential use of biomaterials to promote nerve regeneration. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBy using nanomedicine strategies my team aims at providing in situ and in a targeted manner the required signals to promote nervous tissue regeneration. Namely, by exploring the development of biomaterial-based nanoparticles for therapeutic nucleic acid delivery targeted to neuronal cells and the development of molecularly designed matrices to be used in the treatment of spinal cord lesions. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:andres.garcia@me.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EAndr\u00e9s Garc\u00eda, PhD\u003C\/a\u003E - faculty host\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPetit Institute Seminar - \u0022Nerve Regeneration: One Challenge Many Targets\u0022 - Ana Paula P\u00eago, PhD - University of Porto, Portugal\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"\u0022Nerve Regeneration: One Challenge Many Targets\u0022 - Ana Paula P\u00eago, PhD - University of Porto, Portugal"}],"uid":"27195","created_gmt":"2013-11-04 09:31:07","changed_gmt":"2017-04-13 21:23:57","author":"Colly Mitchell","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2013-11-15T10:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2013-11-15T11:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2013-11-15T11:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2013-11-15 15:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2013-11-15 16:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2013-11-15 16:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/bioengineering.gatech.edu\/","title":"BIOE program"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.ineb.up.pt\/research\/research-groups\/newtherapies","title":"NEWTherapies lab website"}],"groups":[{"id":"1292","name":"Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience (IBB)"},{"id":"65448","name":"Bioengineering Graduate Program"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"248","name":"IBB"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"},{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:andres.garcia@me.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EAndr\u00e9s Garc\u00eda, PhD\u003C\/a\u003E - faculty host\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}