Stem Cell Treatments for Inflammatory & Traumatic Diseases

Submitted by paula on Sun, 01/04/2015 - 11:40pm

Find out how stem cells function to heal tissues in animals and people at the next lecture series held at the Tahoe Environmental Research Center in Incline Village on January 15.

Dr. Dori Borjesson from the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine will speak about current veterinary clinical trials using stem cells to treat inflammation and spinal cord injury in small and large companion animals.

Borjesson is a veterinarian and Professor at UC Davis, specializing in regenerative medicine and stem cell therapy.

The community is invited to hear the program which will begin at 6 p.m. (happy hour begins at 5:30 p.m.) on Thursday, January 15 at the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences located at 291 Country Club Drive in Incline Village on the campus of Sierra Nevada College. For more information or directions call 775-881-7566, or visit and register at http://tahoe.ucdavis.edu/events/. The cost is $5.