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Overview

Lisa McKerracher is affiliated with BioAxone BioSciences Inc. in the United States. Their research spans multiple interconnected fields, primarily focused on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work contributes to several subfields including molecular biology, neurology, pathology and forensic medicine, surgery, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

The scientist's published research covers key topics such as spinal cord injury research, nerve injury and rehabilitation, spinal dysraphism and malformations, barrier structure and function studies, S100 proteins and annexins, trace elements in health, and RNA interference and gene delivery.

Recent publications include:

  • A Randomized Controlled Trial of Local Delivery of a Rho Inhibitor (VX-210) in Patients with Acute Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury, 2021, Journal of Neurotrauma
  • The novel ROCK2 selective inhibitor NRL-1049 preserves the blood-brain barrier after acute injury, 2024, Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism
  • Self-delivering RNAi compounds as therapeutic agents in the central nervous system to enhance axonal regeneration after injury, 2022, iScience
  • Isoform-selective and non-selective rho-kinase inhibitors do not affect collagenase-induced intracerebral hemorrhage outcomes in mice: Influence of sex and circadian cycle, 2025, Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism

The frequent publication venues in which their work appears include:

  • Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism
  • Journal of Neurotrauma
  • iScience

Among frequent collaborators are:

  • Sarah A. Woller
  • Joerg Ruschel
  • Cenk Ayata
  • Michael G. Fehlings
  • Yang Chen

Best Publications

  • Identification of myelin-associated glycoprotein as a major myelin-derived inhibitor of neurite growth.

    L. McKerracher;S. David;D.L. Jackson;V. Kottis

  • Conversion of neuronal growth cone responses from repulsion to attraction by cyclic nucleotides.

    Hong Jun Song;Guo Li Ming;Zhigang He;Maxime Lehmann

  • Rho Signaling Pathway Targeted to Promote Spinal Cord Repair

    Pauline Dergham;Benjamin Ellezam;Charles Essagian;Hovsep Avedissian

  • Inactivation of Rho Signaling Pathway Promotes CNS Axon Regeneration

    Maxine Lehmann;Alyson Fournier;Immaculada Selles-Navarro;Pauline Dergham

  • Rho activation patterns after spinal cord injury and the role of activated Rho in apoptosis in the central nervous system

    Catherine I. Dubreuil;Matthew J. Winton;Lisa McKerracher

  • A Therapeutic Vaccine Approach to Stimulate Axon Regeneration in the Adult Mammalian Spinal Cord

    D.W Huang;L McKerracher;P.E Braun;S David

  • A Phase I/IIa Clinical Trial of a Recombinant Rho Protein Antagonist in Acute Spinal Cord Injury

    Michael G. Fehlings;Nicholas Theodore;James Harrop;Gilles Maurais

  • MAP 1A and MAP 1B are structurally related microtubule associated proteins with distinct developmental patterns in the CNS

    TA Schoenfeld;L McKerracher;R Obar;RB Vallee

  • Myelin‐associated glycoprotein inhibits neurite/axon growth and causes growth cone collapse

    Maria Li;Annemarie Shibata;Chumei Li;Peter E. Braun

  • Degenerative and regenerative responses of injured neurons in the central nervous system of adult mammals

    A. J. Aguayo;M. Rasminsky;G. M. Bray;S. Carbonetto

  • Application of Rho Antagonist to Neuronal Cell Bodies Promotes Neurite Growth in Compartmented Cultures and Regeneration of Retinal Ganglion Cell Axons in the Optic Nerve of Adult Rats

    Johanne Bertrand;Matthew J. Winton;Nieves Rodriguez-Hernandez;Robert B. Campenot

  • Targeting Rho to stimulate repair after spinal cord injury.

    Lisa McKerracher;Haruhisa Higuchi

  • Retinal ganglion cell and nonneuronal cell responses to a microcrush lesion of adult rat optic nerve.

    Inmaculada Sellés-Navarro;Benjamin Ellezam;Raul Fajardo;Mathieu Latour

  • Nogo on the go.

    Lisa McKerracher;Matthew J Winton

  • Local inhibition of Rho signaling by cell-permeable recombinant protein BA-210 prevents secondary damage and promotes functional recovery following acute spinal cord injury.

    Stephanie Lord-Fontaine;Fan Yang;Quy Diep;Pauline Dergham

  • Characterization of New Cell Permeable C3-like Proteins That Inactivate Rho and Stimulate Neurite Outgrowth on Inhibitory Substrates

    Matthew J. Winton;Catherine I. Dubreuil;Dana Lasko;Nicole Leclerc

  • Laminin overrides the inhibitory effects of peripheral nervous system and central nervous system myelin-derived inhibitors of neurite growth.

    S. David;P. E. Braun;D. L. Jackson;V. Kottis

  • Organization of point contacts in neuronal growth cones.

    A. Renaudin;M. Lehmann;J.-A. Girault;L. McKerracher

  • Role of laminin and integrin interactions in growth cone guidance

    Lisa McKerracher;Muriel Chamoux;Carlos O. Arregui

  • Spinal cord repair: strategies to promote axon regeneration.

    Lisa McKerracher

  • Characterization of neural cell adhesion sites: point contacts are the sites of interaction between integrins and the cytoskeleton in PC12 cells

    CO Arregui;S Carbonetto;L McKerracher

Frequent Co-Authors

Samuel David
Samuel David McGill University Health Centre
Albert J. Aguayo
Albert J. Aguayo McGill University
Alyson E. Fournier
Alyson E. Fournier Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Zhi-Cheng Xiao
Zhi-Cheng Xiao Monash University
Niklas Marklund
Niklas Marklund Lund University
Garth M. Bray
Garth M. Bray McGill University
Marc Tessier-Lavigne
Marc Tessier-Lavigne Xaira Therapeutics
Salvatore Carbonetto
Salvatore Carbonetto McGill University
Guo Li Ming
Guo Li Ming University of Pennsylvania
Douglas A. Marchuk
Douglas A. Marchuk Duke University

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