F16 : Alleviating inhibitors to motor ability through Syntaphilian abolition via Stem Cells
| Students | Emma Li
Shruthi Konduru |
| School | HDSB - White Oaks Secondary School - Oakville |
| Level | Senior 11/12 - Grade 11 |
| Group | Group 4 - Health Sciences III |
| Abstract | Brain cells cannot regenerate because the environment surrounding the central nervous system lesions is inhibitory to axon growth. In order to get those axons to grow and repair themselves a great deal of energy is needed. In nerve cell axons, mitochondria are anchored to their spots by a protein called syntaphilin. The goal is to prove that removing those dead brain cells and replacing them with stem cells who have been rid of syntaphilin will allow brain cells to be repaired and motor inabilities to be avoided. The purpose of this project is to address the root cause of these diseases through genetic engineering and emerging technology. |