Neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's can cause irreversible damage to the nervous system, brain and spinal cord. As it is not yet possible to regenerate neurons over long distances and accurately reconnect them, this damage can lead to permanent disabilities for many. Margaret and her collaborators have found a new way to rapidly and accurately reconnect neurons by developing a new technique to significantly increase the efficiency of tissue culture tests. She has shown that using more efficient cell culture models, and thus replacing the existing 100-year-old process of cell multiplication, researchers can achieve significant and reproducible results faster. Dr Margaret Magdesian is a neuroscientist studying the mechanism of neuronal degeneration and repair with over 15 years of experience in biopharmaceutical research. Tired of the slow, expensive and inefficient process of drug development, she developed in collaboration with researchers from the Montreal Neurological Institute and McGill University, a new technique to increase the efficiency of cellular assays. This new technique enabled the reconnection of neurons 60 times faster than previously reported. In the future, similar techniques may even allow surgeons to reestablish connections after injury. In 2015, she launched a company called ANANDA Devices (Advanced Nano Design Applications) to extend the use of these devices and techniques to other fields in medicine. Her hope is to stimulate other scientists to achieve reproducible and impactful results faster. Dr Magdesian’s innovation has the potential to dramatically accelerate the drug development cycle of new therapies for people that need it. http://www.anandadevices.com/ This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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