February 4, 2025UTMB Health
Team Science Pilot Program Winners Announced
Chen Lab awarded funding for the Mobility Aging Clock project through UTMB's inaugural Team Science Pilot Program, in collaboration with Dr. Shih-Chiao Tseng.
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Videos, interviews, press coverage, and media featuring the Chen Lab's research on spinal cord injury and neuroregeneration.
Press Coverage
October 24, 2024Science News
A Study in Mice Hints at a New Way to Treat Spinal Cord Injuries
Science News coverage of Chen Lab's Science Translational Medicine publication showing that reducing excitatory neuron swelling with bumetanide improves locomotor recovery in mice.
View ArticleOctober 15, 2024UTMB Health
UTMB Researchers Target Improved Locomotor Functions in Subjects with Spinal Cord Injuries
Official UTMB press release on Chen Lab's research using bumetanide to protect excitatory neurons from long-term swelling damage in spinal cord injuries.
View ArticleOctober 1, 2024PubMed Central
Neuronal Swelling Implicated in Functional Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury
PubMed Central commentary on Chen Lab's research revealing that excitatory neurons maintain persistent swelling for at least 35 days after SCI, while inhibitory neurons recover by day 14.
View ArticleSeptember 25, 2024Stem Cell Science News
Reduction of Prolonged Excitatory Neuron Swelling After Spinal Cord Injury
Stem Cell Science News coverage of the Science Translational Medicine publication on the 3D image analysis pipeline used to evaluate spinal neuron swelling and recovery.
View ArticleSeptember 11, 2019Galveston Daily News
UTMB Professor Named UT System Rising STAR
Dr. Bo Chen selected as recipient of University of Texas System Rising STARs Award, supporting outstanding young faculty recruitment and research equipment acquisition.
View ArticleJuly 19, 2018ScienceDaily
Paralyzed Mice with Spinal Cord Injury Made to Walk Again
ScienceDaily coverage of Chen Lab's Cell publication on reactivating dormant relay pathways using KCC2 manipulations to restore walking ability in paralyzed mice.
View ArticleJuly 26, 2018Rehab Management
Small-Molecule Compound Restored Walking Ability in Spinal Cord-Injured Mice
Rehab Management coverage of the CLP290 compound research that activates KCC2 protein to enable paralyzed mice to regain stepping ability.
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