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Invited researcher: Fiona DOETSCH, "stem cells and neurodegenerative diseases"

Published on: 04/01/2016 Reading time: 1 min
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Fiona Doetsch is a research group leader at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel. Upon her visit at the Institut du Cerveau - ICM, she presented her work on stem cells, and more specifically, on what triggers their activation. Stem cells could be used to replace damaged cells in the brain, in the treatment of strokes or demyelinating diseases for example.

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