December 2021 Inventor Showcase: Developing a Stroke Therapeutic- A Lesson in Persistence

Blood clot formation, which results in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) affects ~15 million worldwide each year.  AIS occurs when blood flow through a brain artery is blocked by a clot leading to damage or death of brain cells.  AIS starts suddenly, worsening rapidly so to treat an ischemic stroke, doctors must quickly restore blood flow to your brain to prevent serious complications to speech, cognition, and motor function.  Join us on December 16 at noon to hear from Dr. Shahid Nimjee, MD, PhD, a neurosurgeon at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center about a potential breakthrough treatment which can rapidly and efficiently lyse arterial clots.  

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