Dana McTigue, PhD
Professor and Associate Dean for Foundational Research
Department of Neuroscience
The Center for Brain and Spinal Cord Repair
Research Director, Belford Center for Spinal Cord Injury
Faculty Affiliate, Chronic Brain Injury
ELAM Fellow
McTigue lab discovery themes
Theme 1: What controls oligodendrocyte progenitor cell responses to spinal cord injury (SCI)? See recent publications on the role of macrophages, iron and ferritin, growth factors, and timing/location here.
Theme 2: What pathological mechanisms caused by SCI lead to rapid liver pathology (non-alcoholic steatohepatitis), insulin resistance, hyperlipidemia and metabolic syndrome? Read our recent studies showing that liver pathology exacerbates SCI pathology and worsens functional recovery.
Phil Popovich, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Neuroscience
University Distinguished Scholar
RayW. Poppleton Research Designated Chair
Executive Director, Belford Center for Spinal Cord Injury
Director, Center for Brain and Spinal Cord Repair
Faculty Affiliate, Chronic Brain Injury
Popovich lab discovery themes
Theme 1: What causes myeloid cells to both help and harm the injured spinal cord? See recent publications focused on microglia and macrophages here.
Theme 2: Why does spinal cord injury (SCI) cause pathology in organs found throughout the body? Read our recent papers on SCI-induced dysautonomia including those focused on gut dysbiosis and the microbiome, intraspinal plasticity of autonomic circuitry, and suppression of systemic and tissue-specific immunity.
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Dana McTigue, PhD
694 Biomedical Research Tower
460 W. 12th Ave.
Columbus, OH 43210
Phillip Popovich, PhD
676 Biomedical Research Tower
460 W. 12th Ave.
Columbus, OH 43210