Abstract:The impaired brain functions after ischemic stroke are hardly recovered because of the limited regenerative properties. However, recent rodent intervention studies manipulating the extracellular environments at the subacute phase shed new light on the regenerative potency of the injured brain. I will introduce the rational design of artificial ECM mimics using supramolecular peptidic scaffolds, which self-assemble via non-covalent bonds, form hydrogels, and promote injured brain regeneration.
| Venue: | Amphitheatre, Level 2, Duke-NUS |
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| Host: | Prof Wang Hongyan Principal Investigator & Deputy Programme Director
Neuroscience & Behavioural Disorders Programme, Duke-NUS |
| Contact Person: | Joyceline Ng (joyceline.ng@duke-nus.edu.sg)
Neuroscience & Behavioural Disorders Programme, Duke-NUS |
All are welcome. No registration is required
Date and Time
16 Jun 2023 @ 15:00 - 16 Jun 2023 @ 16:00
Speaker
Dr Itsuki Ajioka
Associate Professor
Center for Brain Integration Research
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Itsuki Ajioka obtained his PhD from Tokyo Institute of Technology in 2001 by studying biomaterial engineering. After that, he studied developmental neurobiology as a JSPS research scholar (2001-2002), Instructor of Department of Anatomy at Keio University School of Medicine (2002-2005), post-doc at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in the US (2005-2009). After that, he runs a lab as an Associate Professor of CBIR at TMDU (2009-) and Project Leader at KISTEC (2021-).