Biomedical Research Center SAS
Topic
Experimental strategies for the treatment of paraplegia caused by spinal cord injury
PhD. program
zoology and animal physiology
Year of admission
2025
Name of the supervisor
MUDr. Karolína Kuchárová, PhD.
Contact:
Receiving school
Faculty of Sciences, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice
Annotation
There is currently no effective therapy to reduce neurological dysfunction caused by spinal cord injury (SCI The proposed dissertation will utilize various treatment approaches such as pharmacological interventions and rehabilitation to facilitate recovery of function after SCI. The effect of the treatments on the regeneration of the function will be evaluated by functional, molecular and morphological techniques. The aim of the dissertation will be to investigate the mechanism and impact of post-traumatic treatment. The results of this work may lead to clinical practice in the future.