From building scaffolds that repair damaged tissue to improving indoor air quality with innovative new techniques, University of Saskatchewan's (USask) Dr. Daniel Chen (PhD) and Dr. Tara Kahan (PhD) are leaders in their respective fields of engineering and chemistry.
Innovation Saskatchewan is committing $3 million through the Innovation & Science Fund (ISF) to support a major technology upgrade at the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask), helping strengthen Saskatchewan’s position as a global leader in research and innovation.
Only five decades ago, central nervous system (CNS) brain and spinal cord nerve cells were thought to be impossible to repair. Part of the research led by neuroscientist Dr. Valerie Verge (PhD) over her career has shown that they can be – if the circumstances are right.