Alpa Mahuvakar Trivedi
Molecular biologist in the Department of Neurosurgery at University of California, San Francisco, researching stem cell–derived neural cells to treat neuropathic pain and bladder dysfunction after spinal cord injury.
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Nov 22, 2016 • 1h 9min
Ep. 79: “Stem Cells and Spinal Injury” Featuring Dr. Alpa Mahuvakar
Dr. Alpa Mahuvakar Trivedi, a UCSF molecular biologist studying stem cell–derived neural cells for spinal cord injury, discusses generating inhibitory interneurons to relieve bladder dysfunction and neuropathic pain. She covers implantation sites, cell preparation and maturation, dose and safety in mice, and plans for GMP lines and larger preclinical studies.
