"We develop treatments that have an avalanche effect"

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Channel: Utrecht University · 2017 · Education

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Marianna Tryfonidou, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, focuses on stem cell-based regeneration of intervertebral discs using the canine model. Dogs develop spontaneous IVD degeneration which closely mimics the degenerative process in humans. Her pre-clinical model helps translate potential therapies to the human clinic (she works closely with the Orthopaedics Department, UMC Utrecht), while treating animal patients at the veterinary clinic.

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