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Nassir Mokarram and Ravi Bellamkonda, Georgia Tech (1 of 2)

Caption: Georgia Tech Ph.D. student Nassir Mokarram (left) and professor Ravi Bellamkonda examine microscope images showing the growth of axons (red) and Schwann cells (green) in nerve guides that released interleukin 4 (IL-4). The Bellamkonda group is altering the activity of macrophage cells to increase the rate at which nerve processes re-grow.

Credit: Georgia Tech Photo: Gary Meek

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