The standard of care for Glioblastoma (GBM) is surgical resection however, tumors reoccur within a few centimeters from the resection cavity behind an intact blood-brain-barrier (BBB). This project examined the spatiotemporal disruption of the BBB by surgical resection to deliver nanoparticles (NPs) to the peri-resection tissue (PRT). When NPs were administered immediately after surgery, they
Faculty Mentor: Sarah Stabenfeldt
Human Neural Progenitor Cell Transplantation Sustainment and Maturation with Immunodeficient Mice
This project addresses the feasibility of human neural progenitor cell (hNPC) transplantation into the striatum of immunodeficient mice. Injections of hNPCs and hNPCs encapsulated in a hyaluronic acid-laminin based hydrogel (HA-Lm gel) were performed. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) was performed 7 and 14 days post-injection for key cell lineage specific markers. These markers will allow for quantitative
