Zacincte May

Women and Children’s Health Research Institute

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Zacincte May is a neuroscientist whose research focuses on motor recovery and rehabilitation following spinal cord injury, with a particular emphasis on developing automated, robotic systems for rodent models. Her most cited work, "Single pellet grasping following cervical spinal cord injury in adult rat using an automated full-time training robot" (2015), has garnered 28 citations and represents a significant contribution to the field of neurorehabilitation. In this study, May pioneered a fully automated training robot that enables continuous, high-throughput rehabilitation of fine motor skills—specifically pellet grasping—in rats after cervical spinal cord injury. This innovation addresses a critical gap in preclinical research by allowing for consistent, long-duration training without human intervention, thereby enhancing the reproducibility and scalability of motor recovery studies. May’s work has implications for translating robotic rehabilitation strategies from animal models to human therapy, offering new avenues for restoring hand function in patients with spinal cord injuries. Her research stands out for its engineering precision and its potential to accelerate the development of evidence-based rehabilitation protocols, making her a notable figure in the intersection of neuroscience, robotics, and regenerative medicine.