Mayssa H. Mokalled, PhD

Washington University, School of Medicine, United States

Dr. Mayssa Mokalled is an Associate Professor of Developmental Biology at Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Mokalled grew up in Lebanon where she pursued undergraduate studies at the American University of Beirut. She then moved to the US and completed her PhD at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas studying neuromuscular development and regeneration using mouse models. As a postdoc at Duke University, she pioneered studies of spinal cord regeneration in zebrafish. Her work identified intersecting sets of regenerative strategies employed by zebrafish to achieve innate spinal cord repair. The Mokalled Lab is leveraging zebrafish studies to develop new regenerative strategies in mammals. Dr. Mokalled’s work has been recognized by multiple awards including the Rising Star Award from the Society of Regenerative Biology.

Presentation(s):

• ANIMAL MODELS OF REGENERATION

  Thursday, June 12, 2025
  8:30 AM – 10:00 AM HK Time

• OUT OF THE TANK APPROACHES TO PROMOTE NEURAL REPAIR

  Thursday, June 12, 2025
  8:35 AM – 8:55 AM HK Time