Dr Daniel Webber

Interests

My primary area of research is the potential role of oligodendrocyte precursor cells as a stem cell. To answer this I use in vitro and in vivo techniques. I also use extensive lesioning experience to examine whether integrated OPC populations can be altered or stimulated to change their normal fate. My other research is involved in examining the role of transplanted OPCs in a neonatal hypoxia/ischemia animal model. This is important because in the human form of the disease many of the problems are a result of specific white matter damage that occurs in the neonate

Research Focus

Equipment

Behavioural analysis

Cell culture

Fluorescence microscopy

Immunohistochemistry

Microscopy

Protein purification