MIRANDA WITHEFORD RICHTER
Graduate Student, Neuroscience
I am interested in the regenerative and neurogenic capacity of the adult Central Nervous System (CNS). More specifically, I am interested in how some areas of the adult CNS are able to undergo neurogenesis, how this capacity relates to a recapitulation of development, and what role a specialized environment plays in preserving this function. To this end, I am studying both glial:glial and neuronal:glial interactions in spinal cord injury and in the olfactory system. Specifically, I have been examining the capacity of olfactory ensheathing cells derived from the lamina propria of the olfactory mucosa to promote a reorganization of the glial scar, which forms after spinal cord injury, as well as analyzing the regeneration-enhancing properties of these cells.
Supported by studentship from the CIHR Training Program (UBC)

Contact Miranda at: richter@zoology.ubc.ca