Chen Lab
Spinal Cord Injury Research
We study how spinal cord injury disrupts neural circuits and what it takes to restore function. Our work focuses on neuronal protection, motor recovery, autonomic dysfunction, and neuropathic pain—with an emphasis on moving findings toward the clinic.
Latest News & Updates
Joseph Sandoval wins Best Poster at Mission Connect
Joseph Sandoval won overall Best poster in SCI at Mission Connect for his poster 'Decoding Motor States in SCI Locomotion'.
Paper accepted in Journal of Neuroscience
Sensory deficits in mice with lateral spinal cord hemisection mimic the Brown-Séquard syndrome was accepted for publication.
Joseph Sandoval awarded Craig H. Neilsen Foundation funding
Undergraduate researcher Joseph Sandoval received funding from the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation to support his computational locomotion analysis research.
Chen Lab trainees win awards at Mission Connect Symposium
Wei Li won 1st place in the SCI Postdoc/Fellow category and Melissa Henwood won 2nd place in the SCI Graduate Student category at the Dr. Robert G. Grossman Mission Connect Scientific Symposium.
Featured Publication
Reduction of prolonged excitatory neuron swelling after spinal cord injury improves locomotor recovery in mice
Science Translational Medicine, 16, eadn7095.