Council Dates: October 2007 - May 2008
Independent Position: Department of Neurology, Yale University
William Cafferty was a Post-Doctoral Associate in Neurology at Yale University School of Medicine. In the laboratory of Stephen Strittmatter, his research proposed to comprehensively evaluate the potential for intact spinal circuits to replace lost connections, and furthermore define whether negating the action of axon growth inhibitors supports adaptive or maladaptive axonal reorganization. Using a combination of anatomical, electrophysiological, genetic and in vivo imaging methodology, he worked to delineate the plastic potential of intact spinal circuitry, thereby informing approaches for restoring function after spinal cord injury. He earned his Ph.D. in Physiology from Kings College London, and his B.Sc. in Pharmacology from Bristol University.