• Welcome to the Translational Biomedicine Lab

    Our research group uses tools from molecular & cell biology, genetics and other experimental models, to identify new biomarkers and drugs that could support rehabilitation in patients with neurological or neuromuscular conditions.
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    LAB MEMBERS

    Click the link below to see a list of distinguished students, researchers and scientists that are currently part or have been trained in our Lab.
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    Our Projects

    Take a look at a few of the projects we work on everyday.

    Defining trajectories of linguistic, cognitive-communicative and quality of life outcomes in aphasia
    PROJECT TYPE: Stroke, Aphasia, Quality Improvement, Outcomes, Brain, Biology, Speech Disorders

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    Muscle Impairment in Children with Cerebral Palsy: a Role for Muscle Stem Cell Dysfunction and Drug Repurposing
    PROJECT TYPE: Cerebral Palsy, Muscle, Biology, Muscle Fibers, Cell Biology, Stem Cells, Cell Culture

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    A Pilot Investigation to Determine what Pathogens are Present on Gel Liners Worn by Amputees
    PROJECT TYPE: Prosthetics, Biology

    Research Project

    Biomarkers for Recovery Following Spinal Cord Injury
    PROJECT TYPE: Spinal Cord Injury, Biology

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    Latest Updates

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    25 Years & Going Strong: Celebrating the Center for Aphasia Research & Treatment

    For the past quarter century, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab's Center for Aphasia Research & Treatment has been a lifeline. Through clinical treatment, research, extensive programming and outreach,…

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    Measuring Brain Activity of Patients With Aphasia During Therapy

    Researchers at the Center for Aphasia Research & Treatment at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab hope to find new ways to personalize treatment and improve outcomes for people with aphasia — using a non-invasive neuroimaging technique to discover how the brain responds during therapy.

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    Aphasia Research SLPs Stacy Chrzastowski & Abby Jeppson Complete Northwestern Clinical Bioethics Scholars Program

    Stacy Chrzastowski and Abby Jeppson — two research speech-language pathologists in the Center for Aphasia Research & Treatment — recently graduated from the Northwestern Clinical Bioethics Scholars Program.

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