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Wolfram Tetzlaff

ResearcherZoologyUniversity of British Columbia

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Wolfram Tetzlaff

Researcher

Zoology

Health Sciences

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
10 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 6 research grants (4 CIHR, 2 NSERC), most recently in 2021.
Supervised 3 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2012.

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Research

Spinal Cord Injury Bioenergetics Cardiovascular Disease Chronic Changes In The Injured Spinal Cord Cognition After Spinal Cord Injury Dietary Interventions Lifespan After Spinal Cord Injury Metabolic Treatments

Latest papers

A standardized in vivo platform for preclinical screening of therapeutic interventions in rat thoracic spinal cord injury.
Experimental neurology · 2026
Wireless, Adaptable and Fully Implantable Battery-powered Devices for Optical Stimulation of the Spinal Cord in Small Rodents.
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
Improving recovery from traumatic spinal cord injury: Targeting remyelination versus white matter remodeling.
Neural regeneration research · 2026 · senior author

All 106 publications

Latest funding

Optogenetic stimulation after spinal cord injury in rodents
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$956,250
Targeting inflammatory and neurodegenerative pathways relevant to progression in the NR1H3 (LXRA) R415Q model of primary progressive multiple sclerosis
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$906,526
Metabolic treatment for chronic spinal cord injury in rodents
CIHR · 2021 · Nominated PI
$1,185,750

All 23 grants and awards

106 publications.

A standardized in vivo platform for preclinical screening of therapeutic interventions in rat thoracic spinal cord injury.

Bastidas J, Jones L, Baptista M, Wheeler JJ, Barrett R, Mongia S, Havas D, Fouad K, Tetzlaff W, Hanania T, Detloff MR

Experimental neurology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2026.116025 PMID: 42767441

Wireless, Adaptable and Fully Implantable Battery-powered Devices for Optical Stimulation of the Spinal Cord in Small Rodents.

Shalileh S, Moallemi A, Mohseni Vadeghani E, Tretjakov S, Tsuyuki B, Golab A, Rever B, Tetzlaff W, Shahriari D

Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2026

DOI: 10.1002/advs.75419 PMID: 42017469

Improving recovery from traumatic spinal cord injury: Targeting remyelination versus white matter remodeling.

Kondiles BR, Tetzlaff W

Neural regeneration research2026Senior author

DOI: 10.4103/nrr.nrr-d-24-01628 PMID: 40637565

Author Correction: Impact of commonly administered drugs on the progression of spinal cord injury: a systematic review.

Bourguignon L, Lukas LP, Kondiles BR, Tong B, Lee JJ, Gomes T, Tetzlaff W, Kramer JLK, Walter M, Jutzeler CR

Communications medicine2025

DOI: 10.1038/s43856-025-01345-0 PMID: 41469492

Age-impaired remyelination is associated with dysregulated microglial transitions.

Zia S, Traetta ME, Baaklini CS, Hammond BP, John RK, Souter KM, Meijns N, Afun LKA, Panda S, González Ibáñez F, Burr MK, Dhupia E, Rathod AM, Faria AO, Zaveri D, Challa S, Hahn E, Manesh SB, Lee KV, Ho MFS, Friedman TN, Maguire AD, Pang A, Farkas O, Szulc B, Tenorio L, Vyas D, La Caprara OR, Tetzlaff W, Sinha S, Duncan GJ, Voronova A, Kerr BJ, Tremblay ME, Biernaskie J, Schenk G, Plemel JR

Nature communications2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-64906-w PMID: 41224757

Interpretation of inhomogeneous magnetization transfer in myelin water using a four-pool model with dipolar reservoirs.

Lam MH, Novoselova M, Yung A, Prevost VH, Manning AP, Liu J, Tetzlaff W, Kozlowski P

Magnetic resonance in medicine2025

DOI: 10.1002/mrm.30465 PMID: 39963772

Neuroprotective agents ineffective in mitigating autonomic dysreflexia following experimental spinal cord injury.

Kalimullina T, Sachdeva R, Pawar K, Cao S, Marwaha A, Liu J, Plunet W, Squair J, West CR, Tetzlaff W, Krassioukov AV

Experimental neurology2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2024.114993 PMID: 39393671

Impact of commonly administered drugs on the progression of spinal cord injury: a systematic review.

Bourguignon L, Lukas LP, Kondiles BR, Tong B, Lee JJ, Gomes T, Tetzlaff W, Kramer JLK, Walter M, Jutzeler CR

Communications medicine2024

DOI: 10.1038/s43856-024-00638-0 PMID: 39448737

Ketone Esters Partially and Selectively Rescue Mitochondrial Bioenergetics After Acute Cervical Spinal Cord Injury in Rats: A Time-Course.

Seira O, Park HD, Liu J, Poovathukaran M, Clarke K, Boushel R, Tetzlaff W

Cells2024Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/cells13211746 PMID: 39513853

Ethics and accountability for clinical trials.

Barretto TA, Tetzlaff W, Illes J

Spinal cord2024

DOI: 10.1038/s41393-024-00980-z PMID: 38499760

Optogenetic stimulation after spinal cord injury in rodents

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Shahriari, Dena

Keywords: Biomaterials; Nerve Regeneration; Neural Modulation; Spinal Cord Repair

$956,250

Targeting inflammatory and neurodegenerative pathways relevant to progression in the NR1H3 (LXRA) R415Q model of primary progressive multiple sclerosis

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Quandt, Jacqueline A

Keywords: Demyelination; Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis; Multiple Sclerosis; Neurodegeneration; Neuroinflammation,; Neuroprotection; Transgenic Mice

$906,526

Metabolic treatment for chronic spinal cord injury in rodents

Nominated PICIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Tetzlaff, Wolfram G

Keywords: Bioenergetics; Cardiovascular Disease; Chronic Changes In The Injured Spinal Cord; Cognition After Spinal Cord Injury; Dietary Interventions; Lifespan After Spinal Cord Injury; Metabolic Treatments; Spinal Cord Injury; Systemic Inflammation

$1,185,750

Circuit-level control of forelimb motor behaviour and plasticity following injury

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Tetzlaff, Wolfram

$282,000

Role of endogenous remyelination after spinal cord injury

Nominated PICIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Tetzlaff, Wolfram G

Keywords: Aging; Axonal Degeneration; Behavioural Testing; Fate Mapping; Locomotor Function; Myelin; Olidogendrocytes; Remyelination; Spinal Cord Injury; Transgenic Mouse Models

$879,750

Biomechanical factors in spinal cord injury - relevance to the timing of decompression

Co-investigatorCIHR2013Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Oxland, Thomas R

Keywords: Biomechanics; Biomedical Engineering; Decompression; Histology; Immunohistochemistry; Injury Biomechanics; Spinal Cord Injury; Spine Surgery

$423,361

Role of endogenous Stem/Progenitor cells in spinal cord injury and cellular transplantation

Nominated PICIHR2013Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Tetzlaff, Wolfram G

Keywords: Cell Transplantation; Oligodendrocytes; Progenitor Cells; Schwann Cells; Spinal Cord Injury; Stem Cells

$793,029

Canadian Stroke Network (2006 Renewal Competition)

Co-investigatorNSERC2013Networks of Centres of Excellence

Principal investigators: Hakim, Antoine

$500,000

Promoting Neural Regeneration and Functional Recovery after Chronic and Severe Spinal Cord Injury

SupervisorCIHR2012Doctoral Award - Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Hilton, Brett J

Keywords: Axonal Regeneration; Cell Transplantation; Complete Transection; Electrophysiology; Gene Therapy; Motor Testing; Mtor; Pten; Schwann Cell; Spinal Cord Injury

$105,000

Ketogenic Diet for Spinal Cord Injury - Preclinical Studies

Nominated PICIHR2012China-Canada Joint Health Research Initiative

Principal investigators: Tetzlaff, Wolfram G; Zhou, Mouwang

Keywords: Behavior; Bladder Funtion; Cervical Spinal Cord Contusion; Histopathology; Independent Replication; Ketogenic Diet; Pain; Preclinical Data For Trial; Rats; Spinal Cord Injury

$225,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Wolfram Tetzlaff

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

A standardized in vivo platform for preclinical screening of therapeutic interventions in rat thoracic spinal cord injury.

Wireless, Adaptable and Fully Implantable Battery-powered Devices for Optical Stimulation of the Spinal Cord in Small Rodents.

Improving recovery from traumatic spinal cord injury: Targeting remyelination versus white matter remodeling.

Author Correction: Impact of commonly administered drugs on the progression of spinal cord injury: a systematic review.

Age-impaired remyelination is associated with dysregulated microglial transitions.

Interpretation of inhomogeneous magnetization transfer in myelin water using a four-pool model with dipolar reservoirs.

Neuroprotective agents ineffective in mitigating autonomic dysreflexia following experimental spinal cord injury.

Impact of commonly administered drugs on the progression of spinal cord injury: a systematic review.

Ketone Esters Partially and Selectively Rescue Mitochondrial Bioenergetics After Acute Cervical Spinal Cord Injury in Rats: A Time-Course.

Ethics and accountability for clinical trials.

Circuit-level control of forelimb motor behaviour and plasticity following injury

Canadian Stroke Network (2006 Renewal Competition)

Frequent collaborators

Piotr Kozlowski

Karim Fouad

Tim Bhatnagar

Judy Illes

Thomas Oxland

Peter Cripton

Anastassia Voronova

Keith Fenrich

Marie-Ève Tremblay

Dena Shahriari

Rajiv Midha

Samuel David

Arthur Brown

Brian Kwon

Tessa Gordon

William Jia