Following on from his PhD work that used gene therapy to break down scar tissue along with exercise rehabilitation, Dr Jarred Griffin started a project using this approach for chronic SCI (long-term wheelchair users).
This project applies the therapy to a chronic injury model to give an indication if the genetic therapy to break apart scar tissue used in combination with rehabilitation, can reverse damage much later after the initial injury.
| Host institution | The University of Auckland |
| Research locations | Centre for Brain Research, Department of Anatomy and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences |
| Lead investigators | Dr Simon O’Carroll and Dr Jarred Griffin |
| Funding amount | $58,029 |
| Funding term | 1 September 2018 – 31 March 2019 |
