Helena Barreto Henriksson
Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden
Biography
Helena Barreto Henriksson is active in the regenerative medicine research field since 10 years with main focus on molecular regenerative features of cartilage. Currently, Helena is working as a researcher at the Dept. of Orthopaedics, Sahlgrenska University hospital/Gothenburg University, Sweden in the translational medicine field; “from preclinical to new clinical approaches†e.g. stem cell therapy for degenerated intervertebral discs as well as studying local tissue specific stem cell populations in the disc. Helena Barreto Henriksson finished her PhD studies (Medical Science) at Gothenburg University, 2010 with the thesis “Intervertebral disc regeneration, Studies on stem cell niches and cell transplantation.
Abstract
Abstract : Stem cell biology and applications in preclinical experiments