The Emerging Role of Nerves in Regulation of Growth and Regeneration

Chair(s)

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  Samantha Payne, Ph.D

  Assistant Professor
  Biomedical Sciences
  University of Guelph
  Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Successful wound healing and regeneration require a complex spatial and temporal coordination of many cell types. The presence of peripheral nerves is important for regeneration, with neural-driven signals contributing to regulation of the post-injury microenvironment. Modern advances in our molecular toolkit present the opportunity for a re-emergence of the study of the roles of nerves in supporting cellular growth and regeneration. Indeed, control of regenerative process by nerves has been reported in a surprising number of contexts – heart, liver, salivary glands, skin, and limb regeneration. This session will bring together expertise from different areas of regenerative biology to explore recent advances in the study of nerves in cellular growth and regeneration. By merging different concepts and models, we can begin to identify common mechanisms behind neural control and discuss cutting-edge tools and techniques to further our understanding of the process of regeneration.

Presentations:

• 3:30pm – 4:00pm US EDT

  Investigating the Role of Neurons in Scar Formation using in vitro Co-culture Models
  

  Speaker: Samantha Payne, Ph.D – University of Guelph
• 4:00pm – 4:30pm US EDT

  Skin Appendage Regeneration and Wound Healing
  

  Speaker: Mayumi Ito Suzuki – New York University Grossman School of Medicine
• 4:30pm – 5:00pm US EDT

  The Critical Role of Nerves in Regenerating Axolotl Limbs
  

  Speaker: James Monaghan, n/a – Northeastern University