Aida Naghilou receives an award from the Plastic Surgery Research Council

Aida Naghilou, PostDoc in the research group of Christine Radtke, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery at MedUni Vienna, was awarded for the best short presentation (quickshot presentation) at the 67th Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council in Toronto. The successful treatment of peripheral nerve injuries is one of the greatest challenges in medicine. One of the methods used to surgically treat an injured nerve is the use of nerve conduits. These are tubes that support the growth of cells and nerve fibers. Filament materials, such as fibers, used within nerve conduits help to improve the outcome of regeneration. The study team is using spider silk as a naturally occurring filament material in nerve conduits for this purpose. Schwann cells, which are a crucial part of the nerve regeneration process, adhere to the spider silk and move along it.