Home Department: Biology
Supported by: Dean of Research
Mentor: Giles Plant, Neurosurgery

In his second year in the Plant lab, Nnaoma's research is part of an interdisciplinary project in biomaterials and regenerative medicine. He is investigating the structural and biological properties of hydogel delivery mechanisms that encapsulate various types of stem cells and may serve as an optimal form of treatment for spinal cord injuries.

Poster presented at the Stanford Bio-X Interdisciplinary Initiatives Symposium on August 27, 2014:

Biomaterial Scaffolds & Regenerative Medicine: Novel Methods for Neural Progenitor Cell Transplantation in Spinal Cord Injuries

Nnaoma Oji¹, Jim Weimann¹, Karen Dubbin², Sarah Heilshorn², Giles Plant¹
[Departments of Neurology¹ and Materials Science & Engineering², Stanford University]