We would be nowhere without an amazing team and it's time to celebrate the the contributions of the many scientists who were part of this large interdisciplinary collaboration. Daniel Modulevsky, the PhD student and lead author of this
study, who, for endless months, slept in his car, or didn't sleep at all, just to stay close enough to campus to care for the animals every few hours.
Dr. Charles M. Cuerrier, the postdoctoral fellow who navigated our responsibility to the regulatory landscape, coordinated the fine surgical details and managed our large team.
Dr. Eve C. Tsai, the smarter-than-all-of-us neurosurgeon who didn't throw Dan, Charles and Andrew out of her office when they first proposed the hypothesis in 2015. Instead she rolled up her sleeves and helped develop a plan.
And finally, everyone who participated in the surgeries, animal care, data collection and analysis in the years it took to get to this point: Maxime Leblanc-Latour, Ryan J. Hickey, Ras-Jeevan K. Obhi, Isabel Shore, Ahmad Galuta, and Krystal L. A. Walker.
We also are indebted to the entire staff of the University of Ottawa Animal Care and Veterinary Service who still look twice if they see Dan roaming the halls. Their professionalism and commitment to animal care is an inspiration.
And of course, the University of Ottawa which seeded the project so we could gather the pilot data to demonstrate what might be possible. We wouldn't be here if it wasn't for that high risk, high reward, strategic investment in the Pelling Lab.
