{"id":2716,"date":"2021-12-16T10:46:40","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T10:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.andrewwickscreative.co.uk\/clients\/nsif-dev\/?post_type=news&#038;p=2716"},"modified":"2026-03-17T12:10:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T12:10:55","slug":"geoffrey-raisman-fellowship-update","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.andrewwickscreative.co.uk\/clients\/nsif-dev\/news\/geoffrey-raisman-fellowship-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Geoffrey Raisman Fellowship Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kamile Minkelyte joined the team at UCL in 2019 through the <strong>nsif<\/strong> funded Geoffrey Raisman Fellowship. Currently in the final year of her PhD, Kamile&#8217;s recent work has involved mastering a difficult surgical technique. This will enable the team to visualize the trajectory of nerve fibre growth after OECs have been transplanted into the spinal cord. This work will help advance knowledge of the mechanisms involved in spinal cord injury and repair for the benefit of patients in the future.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2753\" src=\"https:\/\/www.andrewwickscreative.co.uk\/clients\/nsif-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.andrewwickscreative.co.uk\/clients\/nsif-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.andrewwickscreative.co.uk\/clients\/nsif-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.andrewwickscreative.co.uk\/clients\/nsif-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.andrewwickscreative.co.uk\/clients\/nsif-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.andrewwickscreative.co.uk\/clients\/nsif-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/www.andrewwickscreative.co.uk\/clients\/nsif-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-172x172.png 172w, https:\/\/www.andrewwickscreative.co.uk\/clients\/nsif-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2754\" src=\"https:\/\/www.andrewwickscreative.co.uk\/clients\/nsif-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.andrewwickscreative.co.uk\/clients\/nsif-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.andrewwickscreative.co.uk\/clients\/nsif-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.andrewwickscreative.co.uk\/clients\/nsif-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.andrewwickscreative.co.uk\/clients\/nsif-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.andrewwickscreative.co.uk\/clients\/nsif-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/www.andrewwickscreative.co.uk\/clients\/nsif-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-172x172.png 172w, https:\/\/www.andrewwickscreative.co.uk\/clients\/nsif-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The team at UCL have requested to extend Kamile&#8217;s funding beyond the planned end of the Fellowship, owing to her invaluable contribution to the research. 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