Stavros Vagionitis MSc, PhD


University position

Research Associate

Departments

Cambridge Centre for Myelin Repair

Institutes

MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute

Research Themes

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

Developmental Neuroscience

Interests

Oligodendrocytes produce myelin, a lipoproteinic substance that is wrapped around neuronal axons in a life-long process called myelination.

I am studying the contribution of oligodendrocytes and their precursors (OPCs) to myelin maintenance and repair using a variety of techniques.

Research Focus

Keywords

oligodendrocytes

precursors

myelin

remyelination

stem cells

Clinical conditions

Autoimmune diseases

Dementia

Multiple sclerosis

Equipment

Confocal microscopy

Fluorescence microscopy

Immunohistochemistry

Microscopy

Recombinant protein expression

Collaborators

No collaborators listed

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