Dissertation Defense Seminar - Christopher Vadala

Wed, March 18, 2026
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
IHSC 280

Wound Healing is impaired after spinal cord injury in a lesion-level dependent manner with potential for amelioration using novel neuroimmune therapies

During his time at OSU, Christopher served as a lecturer for the Upward Bound Neuroscience Program (2022, 2024), NEURO 4100 (2022), and NEUROSC 5605 (2025).  He was elected by his peers to served an NGP student representative (2024-2026) and positions within the Neuroscience Graduate Student Organization, and the Department of Neuroscience Culture Committee (2023-2024). Christopher's work investigates the immunological mechanisms that are impaired by spinal cord injury and contribute to impair wound healing in a novel mouse model.  He has published one first author research article, one first author invited commentary, and one co-authored research article. He has one additional paper in preparation and nearly submission for peer review.  After Graduation, Christopher will begin as an associate clinical trial manager at Medpace Inc.

Christopher Vadala