Miami Project Researcher Honored as Pew Scholar in Biomedical Sciences 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…
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Dr. Kevin Park Co-Authors in NATURE Journal December 15, 2011 – Researcher Dr. Kevin Park, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine’s Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, and colleagues, today published a manuscript in the preeminent journal Nature, that demonstrates the deletion of two genes, phosphatase and…
December 2011 — Supporting charitable causes at holiday time is a tradition for many. Motivations for giving are unique, but there are many universal benefits for both the donor and the charity they support. As the holidays draw near, and tax season just around the corner, The Miami Project is offering some important advice about…
Inaugural Engineering Design Challenge Teams from Ten Local High Schools November 2011 – Miami Project to Cure Paralysis President Marc Buoniconti recently hosted teams from 10 local high school engineering and technology teams who will work throughout the school year with The Miami Project to design and build a prototype of an assistive medical device…
A Clinical Trial Involving Schwann Cell Transplantation Following Subacute Spinal Cord Injury September 21, 2011 — The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine has submitted today its first Investigational New Drug (IND) application to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting permission to begin a Phase I…
September is National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month Every 48 minutes someone in the U.S. is paralyzed from a spinal cord injury. Millions worldwide are living with paralysis as a result and living with the knowledge that there is currently no cure for their injury. In an effort to raise awareness about the critical need…
Everett Walks Tall and Announces Launch of the Kevin Everett Foundation April 2008 — For a man many believed would never walk again, former Hurricane and NFL player Kevin Everett stood tall on the Miller School’s campus Friday during a visit to The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis. He was there to announce the launch of…
January 2008 — Dean Pascal J. Goldschmidt, M.D., has announced that Marc A. Buoniconti has been named president of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. For more than 22 years, Marc has played a pivotal role in the growth and development of The Miami Project. He and…