Making Headway Spring 2025
The overarching goal of the Dan Lewis Foundation for Brain Regeneration Research (the DLF) has been, for the past five years, to support biomedical and biotechnological discoveries that will bring the promise of regenerating and repairing the seriously damaged brain into reality.
Unlocking the Brain’s Regenerative Potential: The Future of Repairing the Injured Brain
Introduction: The Paradigm Shift in Brain Regeneration
For decades, scientists believed that the adult brain was incapable of meaningful regeneration. Unlike skin or muscle, the central nervous system (CNS) appeared to lack the ability to repair itself after injury, and lost neurons were considered irreplaceable.
Alan was injured in 2021, at age 42. An art teacher in Lakewood, Colorado, Alan was riding his bicycle after school and was crossing at an intersection when a truck turned into the crosswalk area and hit him. Alan reports no memory of the event but has been told this is what happened. Alan says “My frontal lobe took the brunt of the impact, particularly the left frontal lobe”.
For the third consecutive year, the Dan Lewis Foundation for Brain Regeneration is proud to announce the DLF Prize competition.
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