Professor Ying Li is a renowned research scientist in the field of spinal cord injury repair by cell transplantation in experimental models.
The late Professor Geoffrey Raisman formed the team that Professor Li now leads with Dr. Daqing Li.
Professor Li is collaborating with Dr. Pawel Tabakow and his team to translate the laboratory work to clinical application.
She was involved in the treatment of the first spinal cord injury patient by autologous transplantation of OECs obtained from the patient’s own olfactory bulb.
It was a very successful case and the team are now planning to treat more patients.