Hassan Al-Ali, PhD, Research Assistant Professor at The Miami Project, is not your typical scientist. His previous mentor and current business partner, Dr. Vance Lemmon, describes him like this: “Hassan is unlike anyone I have met. He is a fusion of a computational scientist, an entrepreneur, a biochemist, a hyper efficient bench scientist, and an…
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Researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, along with their partners at Scythian Biosciences, are one step closer to finding a new treatment for concussion In 2016, funded by a $16 million grant from Scythian Biosciences, a multidisciplinary Miller School team embarked on a five-year…
The American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) awarded the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr. Richard P Bunge and Dr. Mary Bartlett Bunge. The award is presented to individuals who made a significant contribution to the world of spinal cord injury care. Dr. Richard Bunge and Dr. Mary Bartlett Bunge devoted their careers to understanding and…
Dr. Monica Perez and Colleagues Publish that Acute Intermittent Hypoxia Enhances Corticospinal Synaptic Plasticity in Humans Monica A. Perez, P.T., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery and The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine published a paper entitled Acute Intermittent Hypoxia Enhances Corticospinal Synaptic Plasticity in…
Researchers Launch Truvitech with Innovative Technology to Identify Novel Drug Targets for Treating Injuries, Diseases, and Disorders Hassan Al-Ali, Ph.D., and Vance Lemmon, Ph.D., faculty members at the University of Miami’s The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, co-founded Truvitech LLC, a biotechnology startup based in South Florida. The company proposes to accelerate the discovery of…
Male fertility following spinal cord injury (SCI) remains a problem that many injured men deal with in their lives. After SCI, most men face obstacles when pursuing sexual activity and biologic fatherhood. Damage to the spinal cord contributes to sexual dysfunction and reduced semen quality. As a result, most men living with SCI experience erectile…
On Saturday, February 10, 2018, researchers from The Miami Project hosted an exhibit on spinal cord injury at The 2018 Miami Brain Fair, in partnership with the Miami –Dade STEAM Expo. Students of all ages assembled candy models of spinal cords and learned about spinal cord anatomy and injury. Thank you to The Miami Project…
The Miami Project, at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, today announced the publication of its first Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Phase I clinical trial involving Schwann cells used to repair the damaged spinal cord, in the February issue of the Journal of Neurotrauma. Schwann cells are essential for the repair…
In February of 2016 Damien D. Pearse, Ph. D., Professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery and The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis was officially installed as The John M. and Jocelyn H.K. Watkins Distinguished Chair in Cell Therapies at a luncheon at the Lois Pope Life Center. The choice of Dr. Pearse was made…
Positive Six-Month Results, with Gains in Both Strength and Motor Function, for the First Cohort in the Phase II Pathway Study Allan Levi, M.D., Ph.D., FACS, Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurological Surgery and The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Chief of Neurosurgery, Jackson Memorial Hospital is a lead investigator in the StemCells Inc. trial…