The McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine was established at

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in 2003, with a donation from Rob and Cheryl McEwen, which they matched in 2006 with a second donation. The team of McEwen Investigators is working together to accelerate the development of more effective treatments for conditions such as

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and

spinal cord injury A spinal cord injury (SCI) is damage to the spinal cord that causes temporary or permanent changes in its function. It is a destructive neurological and pathological state that causes major motor, sensory and autonomic dysfunctions. Symptoms of ...

. The McEwen Centre is based in the heart of Toronto's

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at the MaRS Centre/Toronto Medical Discovery Tower. The current Director of the McEwen Center for Regenerative Medicine is Prof. Gordon Keller,University Health Networ
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Biology.

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