Welcome to the VILLAPOL LAB!
Our lab pursues novel neurorestorative treatments for brain recovery through the lens of the periphery.
The Villapol Lab’s mission at Houston Methodist Research Institute is to look for novel neurorestorative treatments for brain recovery through the lens of the periphery.
Our lab studies the inflammatory and neurodegenerative mechanisms triggered after brain trauma or stroke in a sex-dependent manner. The laboratory is also investigating the contribution of peripheral signals and the gut microbiome to brain pathology.
Currently, we are using our resources and expertise to focus on understanding SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, to understand the role of the gut and oral microbiome in COVID-19 infection and prognosis.
Our last publication is online!!:
Biomimetic Nanoparticles as a Theranostic Tool for Traumatic Brain Injury
Contact
Villapol Lab, Houston Methodist Research Institute
6670 Bertner Avenue, 11th Floor
Houston, Texas 77030
Phone: 713.363.9208. (Office: R10-117)
Email: svillapol@houstonmethodist.org
Web: villapol.hmailabs.org
Principal Investigator
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Center for Neuroregeneration
Department of Neurosurgery
Neurological Institute
Houston Methodist Research Institute
Department of Neuroscience in Neurological Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, NY.
Adjunct Professor of Neuroscience, College of Medicine, Texas A&M, TX
Associate Editor, Springer Journal ‘Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology’
March 27, 2021
Biomimetic Nanoparticles as a Theranostic Tool for Traumatic Brain Injury
NPs represent a promising future theranostic tool for TBI treatment.