Speaker:
Binhai Zheng
Title
of talk: Role of Genetic Mouse Models in SCI
Regeneration Studies
At
the conclusion of this program, the participants will be able to:
- Discuss the advantages of using the laboratory
mouse as a model organism to study experimental SCI, especially regarding
axon regeneration
- Distinguish different methodologies to genetically
modify mice and identify the utility of each
- Discuss the significance of results obtained
with genetic mouse models and assess the impact on drug target validation
and pre-clinical development
- Discuss in vivo imaging as a specific example
of utilizing genetically modified mice to study axon regeneration
- Recognize the disadvantages of genetic mouse
models and describe ways to overcome them