2017 CÚRAM Seminar Series - Professor Robin Franklin University of Cambridge

Robin Franklin is at the Wellcome Trust-Medical Research Council Cambridge Stem Cell Institute and is Director of the UK MS Society Cambridge Centre for Myelin Repair at the University of Cambridge. He is currently Professor of Stem Cell Medicine at the University’s Clinical School, having previously been Professor of Neuroscience in the University’s School of Biology. He obtained his undergraduate degrees in Physiology and Veterinary Medicine at the University of London and his PhD in Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge. His main research questions are how stem cells in the adult brain respond to injury, how do they contribute to regeneration, and how are they are affected by ageing? He has published over 250 peer-reviewed papers and is internationally recognised as a leader and pioneer in the field of remyelination biology. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences.

The title of Prof. Franklin’s talk is "Regeneration of CNS Myelin - From Mechanisms to Medicines."

Hosted by: Dr Jill McMahon