Keaven Caro, an MD/PhD student in the Martinelli lab was awarded a position on the T32 Institutional Training Grant in Regenerative Engineering of Musculoskeletal Tissues (NIAMS, AR079114) directed by Dr. Cato Laurencin, University Professor, The Connecticut Convergence Institute for Translation in Regenerative Engineering. The goal of this unique funding is to promote research relevant to […]
3 year AHA Transformational Project Award to Dr. Verma
After an ischemic stroke, injured or newborn neurons do not survive due to impaired vasculature in ischemic tissue. Inadequate blood supply in the infarct area exacerbate not only tissue damage but also prevent recovery. This led to the hypothesis that improving blood supply to the peri-infarct tissue would increase trophic support and thus improve post-stroke […]
Dr. Rajkumar Verma receives 2 million R01 grant for his work on ischemic stroke
Stroke remains a leading cause of disability in the United States. Stroke is a heterogeneous multifactorial disorder. Prior attempts at developing new therapies have failed in clinics due to imperfect target validation, unrealistic therapeutic windows and lack of age appropriate models. Thus, there is an opportunity and a need to identify new medical treatment for […]