Keith Fenrich, PhD
Personal Website: https://www.neuro-recovery-lab.com/
Contact
Associate Professor, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine - Physical Therapy
- fenrich@ualberta.ca
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
Spinal cord injury motor rehabilitation spinal circuits optogenetics
Research
My research focuses on the pathophysiology of spinal cord injury in relation to the dynamic cellular interactions that occur after spinal cord injury; promoting functional recovery after spinal cord injury using pharmacological approaches in combination with rehabilitative training to enhance therapeutic neuroplasticity; and developing new methods and devices to better study and administer rehabilitative training after spinal cord injury.
Laboratory webpage - https://www.neuro-recovery-lab.com/
Courses
REHAB 603 - Seminars in Rehabilitation Science
This seminar is designed to allow students in the doctoral program to learn more about the scope of research in rehabilitation science. Students attend seminars presented by staff and/or graduate students in the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine and other health science faculties. Rehabilitation Science PhD students must enroll in this course twice, once in each of the first two semesters of their program, for a total of 2 credit units in Rehab 603.
REHAB 606 - Essentials for Graduate Studies
This course provides the student with foundational research knowledge and skills to accelerate their ability to be productive and successful in research endeavors.