Zheng Lab

We study why axons in the central nervous system have such a limited ability to regenerate following injury.

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Our Research

We are a group of scientists in the Department of Neurosciences at the University of California San Diego. Using genetically modified mice, we study why axons in the central nervous system (the brain and the spinal cord) have such a limited ability to regenerate following injury. The insight gained from our research is directly relevant to the design of therapeutic interventions for spinal cord injury, white matter stroke and certain neurodegenerative disorders.

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October 16, 2023

Our Regeneration Classifier Paper is published in Neuron!

Congrats to first author Hugo Kim, all the co-authors, and other lab members, past and present, who helped with the study in various ways!

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October 1, 2023

Camilo J. Londono, a PhD student from the Neurosciences Graduate Program, joined our lab for his thesis work.

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March 30, 2023

Dr. Marc Hernaiz Llorens was awarded a postdoctoral fellowship from the Wings for Life Spinal Cord Research Foundation.

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Contact: Binhai Zheng, Ph.D.
Phone: 858-822-5807
Email: bizheng@ucsd.edu
Mailing Address: 9500 Gilman Drive, Mail Code 0752, La Jolla, CA 92093-0691
Location: Leichtag Building, Room 332 Bay JJ, KK, LL La Jolla, CA 92093-0691

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