2009 Cell Delivery to the Brain

Team Members:  Janna Serbo, Michelle Tsai, Oliver Tilk, Brandon Miller

Capstone Client:  Daniel Lim, M.D., PhD., Department of Neurological Surgery, UCSF

Purpose/Goal:
The team designed a stem cell delivery device that is target specific and does not damage brain tissue. The device should deliver live cells with 1-3 penetrations to 2-7 square centimeters of the putamen, a portion of the brain treated for Parkinson’s disease.

2009 neurologic prototype