30 years of American Society for Neural Therapy and Repair (ASNTR): A personal perspective at the intersection of science, politics, and culture

Paul R Sanberg; Donna C Morrison; Kimberly B Bjugstad

doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105234

30 years of American Society for Neural Therapy and Repair (ASNTR): A personal perspective at the intersection of science, politics, and culture

Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2023 Aug:151:105234. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105234. Epub 2023 May 16.

Authors

Paul R Sanberg¹, Donna C Morrison², Kimberly B Bjugstad²

Affiliations

¹ Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, Depts of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, Pathology and Cell Biology and Psychiatry, University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL 33612, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, Depts of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, Pathology and Cell Biology and Psychiatry, University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.

PMID: 37196924
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105234

Abstract

The American Society for Neural Therapy and Repair (ASNTR) started 30 years ago in 1993 as the American Society for Neural Transplantation (ASNT), with an emphasis on neural transplantation. Through the years, the Society has been shaped as much by our expanding knowledge of neurodegenerative disorders and how to treat them as it has by politics and culture. What once felt like a leash on neuroscience research, has turned into an advantage as neural transplantation evolved into Neural Therapy and Repair. As a Co-Founder this brief commentary provides a personalized account of our research during the Society's years.

Keywords: HNT cells; Neural repair; Neural therapy; Neural transplantation; Neuroscience; Parkinson’s disease; Stroke; Umbilical cord blood cells.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Neurodegenerative Diseases*
Politics*
United States