Munyao Nzau

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Munyao Nzau
Assistant Professor

Room: Rm 3028 CHEO
Office: 613-737-7600 ext. 2806
Work E-mail: [email protected]

Biography

Clinical interest:

Cerebral Vascular Disease
Epilepsy and Brain Tumors

Academic Appointments:

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Ottawa, 2006 - present

Fellowship Training:

Pediatric Neurosurgery, University of Ottawa, 2005

Residency Training:

University Of Helsinki, 2000

Medical Doctorate:

St. Petersburg State Medical Institute, 1988
Internship, Helsinki University Hospital, 1990

Other:

Clinician Scientist, OHRI
Research interests are: Pathophysiology of cerebral microvascular disease, Neurovascular unit remodelling and protection. Mechanisms of neuroregeneration/remodelling after stroke and brain injury.

Keywords:

cerebral microvascular disease neurovascular unit, neuroprotection, cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury, stroke/functional recovery, subarachnoid hemorrhage

Fields of Interest

Study of functional and structural (remodeling) changes in eloquent brain (motor and sensory cortex) after traumatic and surgery induced brain injury (MRI and animal models)
Signaling pathways of vascular remodeling in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury, subarachnoid hemorrhage and in aging
Vascular remodeling mechanisms in the pathogenesis of cerebral microvascular disease (CMVD animal models)
Neurovascular unit remodeling mechanisms during stroke recovery
Mechanisms of endogenous neuroprotection