The REGENERAR research project “Improving the Effectiveness and Safety of Epigenetic Editing in Brain Regeneration” is led by researcher Lino Ferreira from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra, the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology of the University of Coimbra (CNC-UC), and the associated laboratory Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology (CIBB).
The project aims to use epigenetic tools that allow certain brain cells to be reprogrammed into neurons. Essentially, it involves using what the human body already has, manipulating cells that have increased in number after the disease process into neuronal cells that are very important for brain function.
