Optimal neuro|spine
I am Dr. Max Boakye, Neurosurgeon, and Neuroscientist, currently Professor of Neurosurgery, Chief of Spinal Neurosurgery, Director of Quality Improvement, and Clinical Director of the Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Center. I interview leading neuroscientists, health administrators, neurosurgeons, educators, neuro and spine health care experts, and patients in this show. How do we optimize our brain and spine health, prevent aging brain and memory deterioration? What to do when something goes wrong, how best to heal and recover injured brain and back? How do we optimize our inpatient neuro|spine care in hospitals and provide more value-based care- prevent errors, improve quality, and improve patient satisfaction? How do we teach better and better train doctors? Which hospitals offer the best neuro and spine care: why and how? We present the most innovative emerging research that will impact neuro|spine care. Join us as we delve one on one and have insightful conversations with exciting researchers and experts, voices who have something to teach, enlighten and inspire us about Optimal neuro|spine.
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Episode 13: Four Decades as a Spinal Cord Injury Research Scientist. A Conversation With Dr. Scott Whittemore
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Maxwell Boakye, MD MPH
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Episode 13
It’s not every day that you get to talk to someone with 40 years of research experience in your field. Let alone, someone as distinguished as my guest for this episode. Join me as I sit down with Dr. Scott Whittemore to discuss a myriad of topics from his four-decade career as a spinal cord injury research scientist including stem cell research, proteostasis in spinal cord injured patients, and the reversible silencing of lumbar interneurons.
You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in...
- The secret sauce that makes scientific collaborations work [3:24]
- Taking a deep dive into Dr. Whittemore’s research [10:06]
- Dr. Whittemore’s take on the current potential of stem cells [18:40]
- What is proteostasis? [21:22]
- Pharmaceutical solutions for proteostasis [27:18]
- The silencing of the lumbar interneurons [29:19]
- What Dr. Whittemore wish he knew 40 years ago [35:02]
- Becoming a good scientist and training the next generation [37:14]
Resources & People Mentioned
- The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis and The Buoniconti Fund
- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center
- Reversible silencing of lumbar spinal interneurons unmasks a task-specific network for securing hindlimb alternation (Paper)
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