Many who have loved ones and friends in wheelchairs because of a spinal cord injury (SCI) are aware of the many associated complications that come along with living life day to day with paralysis. Those who are not close to someone living with paralysis may be surprised to learn that a large percentage live with…
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High-content screening (HCS) may seem like an esoteric term to many in the general public. For researchers across the globe, like Vance Lemmon, Ph.D., the Walter G. Ross Distinguished Chair in Developmental Neuroscience, Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery and The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, it is an important tool that is helping to turbo…
Dwyane Wade, Ed Reed, Wladimir Klitschko, Christian Vieri, Meghan Duggan, Chase Utley, Matt Biondi, And Amy Van Dyken Rouen to be Honored at The Buoniconti Fund To Cure Paralysis’34th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner October 7 in New York City Dinner Will Pay Special Tribute to Hall of Fame Football Legend and Organization Founder Nick…
Florida State Senator Lauren Book and Florida State Representative Vance Aloupis, sponsors of the recent budget appropriation for The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, visited our research facilities at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine on Friday morning to present an enlarged check to Miami Project leadership. The check represents the $1.8 million…
“Today, with a heavy heart and profound sorrow, my family and the entire Miami Project to Cure Paralysis and Buoniconti Fund community mourn the loss of a man who was truly larger than life, my father, NFL Hall of Famer Nick Buoniconti. My dad has been my hero and represents what I have always aspired…
Computer savvy students gain valuable research experience at the UM Miller School of Medicine’s Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, and other research departments. Students from colleges around the country spent the summer with science professors across the university to bolster their research capabilities. New technology that rapidly sifts through video to identify if paralyzed mice are…
No two spinal cord injuries (SCIs) are exactly the same. Two people with the same level and grade of injury may have very different functional capabilities. In an uninjured state, the system that controls movement of the body (motor system) is incredibly complex, and a myriad of electrical signals from the brain, as well as…
Replication Studies and The Miami Project: A Firsthand Report From the Trenches by Dr. Vance Lemmon Over the past ten years or so a consensus has emerged that, before a new therapy is tested in humans with spinal cord injuries, the original animal studies should be retested to ensure the method is robust and reliable….
Poker4Life 2019 (P4L) was recently held in New York City at The Pennsy to benefit The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis. The 14th edition of the event did not disappoint as more than 200 players vied for the coveted P4L bracelet and a seat in the World Series of Poker Main event. The evening event…
KiDZ Neuroscience Center at The Miami Project’s Special Screening of Rapid Response Documentary About Motorsports Safety Pioneer Dr. Stephen Olvey The advance debut of the gripping new Rapid Response documentary based on associate professor of clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine’s Dr. Stephen Olvey who’s book, Rapid Response: My Inside…