Neurobiology of Sympathetic Neurons in Health and Trauma

Abstract

My research explores mechanisms of neuronal regeneration and plasticity following central or peripheral trauma with a recent emphasis on the regeneration of post-ganglionic sympathetic axons. I also examine how sympathetic innervation of skeletal muscle modulates behavior, function, and mitochondrial biology in normal and neural injury conditions, like spinal cord injury.

Name, title, Credentials: Jill Ward, PhD, Assistant Professor