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Medicine Science Saturday: Explaining Cholesterol, Research and Regeneration (Medicine) 15 May 2021 Isobel Scarisbrick, Ph.D., directs the Neural Repair Laboratory within Mayo Clinic's Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Her lab examines central nervous system repair after injury, such as traumatic spinal cord injury or a disease…
