Recent advances in biomolecular medicine and biotechnology will make it possible for the injured brain to regenerate.

Talks at Google, a global talk series, recently presented Healing and Regenerating the

Injured Brain with Dr. Hal Lewis and Dr. David Margulies. Drs. Lewis and Margulies co-

founded the Dan Lewis Foundation for Brain Regeneration Research in 2019 with a mission

to catalyze biomedical research and drug development that will promote brain regeneration

and better levels of functional recovery of persons with moderate and severe brain injuries.

This global talk can be viewed at <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVms90cZlP0&t=165s>.

In 2007, Dan Lewis (Dr. Lewis’ son), then a rising junior at Yale University, was hit by a

speeding motorist in Kansas as he biked a 4,000-mile route across America to raise funds for

Habitat for Humanity. His injuries, including a very severe brain injury, were nearly fatal, but

Dan survived and has persisted for the many years since the accident. For Dan and hundreds of

thousands of individuals across the globe, recovery from severe brain injury is both limited and

painstakingly slow.

Now, recent startling advances in biotechnology, molecular medicines, imaging, and mapping of

the human genome have unlocked the potential for new treatments that will lead to brain repair

and regeneration. Over the past two years, the Dan Lewis Foundation (“DLF”) has assembled a

world-class group of scientists who have volunteered their time and expertise to create a

neuroscientific research agenda that holds real promise for brain repair and regeneration.

The DLF’s 1st Annual Summit Meeting on Brain Regeneration Research was held in Boston in

August of 2021 to specify further the DLF’s research blueprint. A full report on this meeting’s

outcomes is available on the DLF’s website at <www.DanLewisFoundation.org>.

There are hundreds of thousands of individuals, including veterans, victims of auto and biking

accidents, athletes in contact sports, children who have suffered traumatic injuries, and many

others who will benefit from emerging biomedical and biotechnological interventions to improve

their functional recovery and their capacity to participate more fully in family and community

life.

Currently, the Dan Lewis Foundation is raising funds to support research to create treatments

which stimulate brain regeneration and meaningful functional recovery. Detailed information on

the DLF can be found at <www.DanLewisFoundation.org>.