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The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis and the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Miami (UM) Miller School of Medicine have been selected to become the second U.S.-based site for Neuralink’s PRIME Study, an investigational medical device clinical trial for Neuralink’s ground-breaking brain-computer interface.

“We are very excited about working with the Neuralink team. This announcement is a testament to our multidisciplinary approach for advancing the latest research in neural interfaces and neurorehabilitation,” said W. Dalton Dietrich, Ph.D., scientific director of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, co-director of the University of Miami Neural Engineering Institute and professor of neurological surgery at the Miller School.  Read full story here.

Dr. Dietrich Video Statement

Marc Buoniconti Video Statement

The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis was co-founded by Barth A. Green, M.D., world -renowned neurosurgeon, and Nick Buoniconti, NFL Hall of Fame linebacker after Nick’s son, Marc, sustained a spinal cord injury during a college football game.

Research at The Miami Project has changed the landscape of knowledge and therapeutic strategies for spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury.

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The Buoniconti Fund
to Cure Paralysis

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.

Every person at The Miami Project and The Buoniconti Fund dedicates their life to fulling my dad’s promise and delivering Dr. Barth Green’s vision to cure paralysis.

- Marc A. Buoniconti

Our ultimate vision is to develop successful treatments and therapies that can be administered at different phases of the injury process that complement each other to maximize protective and reparative mechanisms.

- Drs. Barth Green, Allan Levi and W. Dalton Dietrich, III

We are the contractors determined to reactivate and rebuild the neurological system.

- Barth A. Green, M.D.

I am proud of the lives we’ve been able to change through our wheelchair donation program, and by supporting cutting edge research at The Miami Project.

- Darrell Gwynn

I believe there will be a cure for paralysis and people will get out of their wheelchairs.

- Ricky Palermo

The Project Magazine

Fall 2024

We sincerely appreciate the continued support of our friends and colleagues for our programs focusing on novel strategies to improve function and quality of life in individuals living with paralysis and other neurological diseases and disorders.  Printed once a year, The Project magazine is designed to serve as an overview of research and fundraising activities throughout the previous year.

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Fitness Guide

The ultimate goal of this program is to achieve a level of fitness that promotes your health and wellness. Not to mention, participating in a fitness program can be fun!

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Nutrition

Tips

Make sure you are getting the recommended amounts of vitamin C (90 mg) and vitamin D (800 IU) per day. Focus on protein rich foods and snacks since protein plays an important role in the immune system.

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Breathing
Exercises

Because the virus makes it difficult to breathe, people with spinal cord injury (SCI) are at a greater risk of requiring emergency care if they contract the virus because many have underlying weakness in their breathing muscles.

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EVENT COUNTDOWN:

23rd Annual Buoniconti Fund Celebrity Golf Invitational with Jack Nicklaus

Sunday, April 27 and Monday, April 28, 2025
The Bear’s Club
Jupiter, Florida

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40th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner

Monday, September 29, 2025
New York Hilton Midtown
New York City, New York

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