Biography:
Maria P. McGee is Associate Professor in the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Her current research aims at understanding interstitial fluid-transfer and hydration under physiological and pathological conditions to improve treatments of injured tissues; additional research experiences and interests include Chronic Inflammation, Blood Coagulation Kinetics and the Mathematics of Biology. She is a member of the research group headed by Dr. Louis Argenta and directed by Dr. Michael Morykwas, inventors of a regulated pressure device that among other effects has been proven to modulate water potential.
Title : Draining the brain: Neuronal plasticity and hydration control