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Miami Project Researchers Publish Six-Year Findings on Use of Mild Hypothermia for Acute Spinal Cord Injury
March 2013 – Researchers at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis have published six-year findings in the journal Spinal Cord, the official journal of the International Spinal Cord Society, that provide additional evidence that the use of mild hypothermia is a safe and effective strategy for treating acute spinal cord injuries...more
The John M. and Jocelyn H.K. Watkins Distinguished Chair in Cell Therapies Established at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
January 30, 2013 – The Miami Project at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine announced the establishment of The John M. and Jocelyn H.K. Watkins Distinguished Chair in Cell Therapies at a celebratory dinner at The Miami Project on Tuesday, January 29th. The Chair, to be named in the near future, will be used to support a leading researcher in cell therapies as part of The Miami Project’s mission of finding solutions to the problems of spinal cord and brain injuries...more
Miami Project to Cure Paralysis Doctors Perform First Schwann Cell Transplant for Spinal Cord Injury
January 23, 2013 - Doctors at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, a Center of Excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, performed the first-ever Food and Drug Administration approved Schwann cell transplantation in a patient with a new spinal cord injury. The procedure, performed at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center, is a Phase 1 clinical trial designed to evaluate the safety and feasibility of transplanting the patient’s own Schwann cells...more
NFL Charities Awards Sports Medical Research Grant to The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis
September 11, 2012 – NFL Charities, the charitable foundation of the National Football League owners, has awarded more than $1.5 million in grants to support sports-related medical research at 15 organizations, including the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine’s Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, the NFL announced today. Of these grants, more than $950,000 will go to studying concussion prevention and treatment...more
U.S. Senate Recognizes September as "National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month"
Designation Builds Support for The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis
September 1, 2012 – U.S. Senate Resolution 531, introduced by Senator Marco Rubio of Florida designates September 2012 as “National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month”. This designation is especially timely given the progress being made toward a cure for spinal cord injury at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis...more
FDA Gives Miami Project to Cure Paralysis Green Light to Begin Human Clinical Trial
Study Represents New Hope for Treating Spinal Cord Injury
July 31, 2012 — The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, a Center of Excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, has received permission from the Food and Drug Administration to begin a revolutionary Phase 1 clinical trial to evaluate the safety of transplanting human Schwann cells to treat patients with recent spinal cord injuries...more
Mary Bartlett Bunge, Ph.D., Feted for Her Many Accomplishments, Including Renewal of 39-Year-Old Schwann Cell Grant
July 2012— Mary Bartlett Bunge, Ph.D., and colleagues, recently learned that the Bunge-Wood-Monje Laboratory’s 39-year old NIH grant to investigate Schwann cell biology and transplantation would be funded for another five years...more
The Toral Family Foundation Helps The Miami Project Raise Awareness of Summertime's Increased Risk for Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries
July 2012— As summertime kicks into high gear so does the occurrence of serious brain and spinal cord injuries among children and adolescents, warn leading doctors at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, a Center of Excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine...more
The Miami Project / Miller School Researchers Receive $2.5 Million Grant to Create Database for Nerve Regeneration and Protection
July 2012 - With the ultimate goal of accelerating the discovery of drugs to regenerate or protect nerves after spinal cord injury, Miller School researchers have received a $2.5 million grant to develop a novel database to enable neuroscientists to search the voluminous and growing number of studies related to nervous system repair, and link relevant data from those studies to other resources...more
Dr. Kevin K. Park Selected as 2012 Pew Scholar in the Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences
PHILADELPHIA – June 14, 2012 —Twenty-two of the nation’s most innovative young researchers, including Dr. Kevin Park assistant professor, Department of Neurological Surgery and The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, were named Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences by The Pew Charitable Trusts today. The Scholars join a prestigious community that includes Nobel Prize winners, MacArthur Fellows, and recipients of the Albert Lasker Medical Research Award...more
Thousands of School Children Attend the 3rd Annual Brain Fair 2012 at the Miami Science Museum
March 17, 2012 - Thousands of school children and University of Miami scientists celebrated Brain Awareness Week at the Brain Fair 2012 on Saturday, March 17, at the downtown Miami Science Museum. This free science event educated children of all ages about how the brain works with hands on activities...more
Read This Article for Great Insight from W. Dalton Dietrich, Ph.D., Scientific Director of The Miami Project
March 14, 2012 - Read now.
CBS Miami's CEO Corner, a Spotlight on Marc Buoniconti of The Miami Project
February 1, 2012 - Watch now.
Dr. Kim Anderson-Erisman Comments on Exoskeleton Use
January 2012 - Dr. Kim Anderson-Erisman, Education Director for The Miami Project commented on this recent story regarding exoskelton use by the SCI community...more
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