Model Organisms in Central Nervous System Regeneration

I Mammalian Models of CNS Regeneration

The Role of Inhibitory Molecules in Limiting Axonal Regeneration in the Mammalian Spinal Cord (Anderson, Fabes, Hunt)

Intrinsic Factors Contributing to Axon Regeneration in the Mammalian Nervous System (Rossi)

Cellular Grafting Strategies to Enhance Regeneration in the Mammalian Spinal Cord (Whittemore, Benton)

Stimulating Intrinsic Growth Potential in Mammalian Neurons (Ylera, Bradke)

II Mammalian and Non-mammalian Models of Spinal Function

Spinal Motor Functions in Lampreys (Grillner, Wallén)

Genetic Approaches to Spinal Locomotor Function in Mammals (Kullander, Vallstedt)

Comparative Analysis of Descending Supraspinal Projections in Amphibians (González, ten Donkelaar)

III Non-mammalian Models of Successful Spinal Cord Regeneration

Regeneration in the Lamprey Spinal Cord (Selzer, Shifman, Jin)

Functional Regeneration in the Larval Zebrafish Spinal Cord (Fetcho, Bhatt, Patzelova, McLean, Zottoli)

Zebrafish as a Model System for Successful Spinal Cord Regeneration (Becker, Becker)

IV Non-mammalian Models of Visual System Regeneration

Functional Aspects of Optic Nerve Regeneration in Non-Mammalian Vertebrates (Dunlop)

Optic Nerve Regeneration in Goldfish (Kato, Koriyama, Matsukawa, Sugitani)

Gene Regulation During Axon and Tissue Regeneration in the Retina of Zebrafish (Goldman, Senut, Fausett, Veldman)

Since 2005 Catherina G. Becker has been Senior Lecturer at the Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. She received her post-doctoral training at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, and the University of California, Irvine, before becoming Director at the Centre for Molecular Neurobiology Hamburg. Catherina Becker was awarded several prestigious fellowships. She is reviewer for numerous neuroscience journals.

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