Our ambassador Bel Young speaks to Dr Jessica Kwok about treatments for chronic spinal cord injury, looking at how chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPGs) prevent new connections being formed in the injured spinal cord and the research aiming to overcome it.

Dr Jessica Kwok is Associate Professor at the University of Leeds specialising in neuronal plasticity in spinal cord injury.

00:00 Introduction
0:20 Research during lockdown
0:37 Upbringing and scientific background
1:19 Involvement with Spinal Research
2:45 Current area of research
7:00 Long term injury treatment
8:20 Progress of treatment
9:42 Fundraising and awareness

Please visit our website to find out more: www.spinal-research.org

For more information on current human clinical trials relevant to your injury level, visit: www.scitrials.org

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