WHAT IS THE BUONICONTI FUND?
Committed to finding a cure for paralysis resulting from spinal cord injury and to seeing millions worldwide walk again, the Buoniconti family established The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis in 1992. The Buoniconti Fund is a non-profit organization whose mission is to raise funds and awareness to help The Miami Project achieve its primary focus; to repair and restore function to the injured and diseased nervous system, thereby improving the quality of life to patients throughout the world.
In 1985, Barth A. Green, M.D., world-renowned neurosurgeon, and Nick Buoniconti, NFL Hall of Fame linebacker, founded The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis after Nick’s son, Marc, sustained a spinal cord injury during a college football game. The Miami Project, a Center of Excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, is a leading global research center. The Miami Project is conducting cutting-edge discovery, translational and clinical investigations in traumatic spinal cord and brain injury, peripheral nerve injury and neurological diseases and disorders including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, ALS, Multiple Sclerosis and stroke.
The Miami Project’s international team under the leadership of Drs. Barth Green, Allan Levi and W. Dalton Dietrich, has grown to more than 175 scientists, researchers, clinicians and support staff dedicated to improving the quality of life of those suffering from spinal cord and brain injuries and other neurological diseases and disorders. Miami Project researchers are conducting clinical studies and trials in spinal cord injury, including testing neuroprotective strategies, cellular therapies using Schwann cell and stem cells and advanced rehabilitation and neuromodulation approaches including the use of brain machine interface technologies. Additionally, their scientists are researching drug discovery for axonal regeneration and immune modulation, neuropathic pain, male fertility and cardiovascular disorders.
Board of Directors
Our mission to cure paralysis is driven by these incredible devoted constituents.
Financial Information
All monies raised via The Buoniconti Fund directly support the ongoing research at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis. The Miami Project, a Center of Excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, is considered one of the premier research programs conducting cutting-edge discovery, translational and clinical investigations targeting traumatic spinal cord and brain injury, and other neurological disorders.
Volunteer Chapters
Chapters of The Buoniconti Fund were established in 1992 in an effort to enhance the research efforts of the scientists at The Miami Project. These Chapters are a vital element to reaching The Miami Project’s goal — a cure for paralysis. We thank our Volunteer Chapters for their hard work and loyalty! It doesn’t matter how small the gift or activity, the outcome is measured with gratitude and perseverance. GET INVOLVED TODAY, there’s no better time to become involved and make a difference!
The Buoniconti Fund’s Policies
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