Neural stimulation techniques, generally known as “neuromodulation,” have revealed untapped recovery potential after spinal cord injury (SCI). The Miami Project has been selected, and is currently seeking research participants, as a participating site in the ongoing Up-LIFT ARC Therapy Multi-Center Clinical Study. The non-invasive spinal cord stimulation study has a primary goal of reporting safety…
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In this episode of A Moment with Dalton, we talk with Gillian A. Hotz, Ph.D., Research Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery and The Miami Project, Director, KiDZ Neuroscience Center, Concussion, WalkSafe®, BikeSafe® and SkateSafe® Programs. The main focus of her lab is injury prevention and studying neurocognitive disorders of those individuals that have sustained a…
(November – 2019) Miami Project researchers are taking on spinal cord injury. After spinal cord injury (SCI), damage within the central nervous system triggers a natural cascade of events to protect surrounding tissue and repair the damaged spinal cord. The immune system mobilizes a sophisticated army of biological warfare specialists to the front lines of…
On behalf of The Miami Project Executive Committee, including Barth A. Green, M.D., Marc Buoniconti, W. Dalton Dietrich, Ph.D., and Allan D. Levi, M.D., Ph.D., we are pleased to announce that Mr. John Fox has accepted the position as the new Executive Director of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis beginning April 22, 2019. For…
The Buoniconti Fund’s 33rd Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner Presented By Tudor Group Superstar athletes Alex Rodriguez, Ray Allen, Bob Griese, Mike Smith, Brian Boitano, Amy Purdy, Nacho Figueras and Chris Evert honored The Buoniconti Fund honored an unparalleled group of Hall of Famers, Gold Medalists, World Champions and philanthropists in front of a crowd…
We are sad to report that Christine Thomas, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery and The Miami Project, who has been a researching neuromuscular weakness, fatigue, spasms and regeneration at the Miller School for more than 27 years, passed away this December after a long battle with cancer. She was recruited to the University 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…
Darrell Gwynn announced the kick off his Put the Brakes on Paralysis campaign to commemorate the midpoint in his journey fighting paralysis. The significance of this milestone is that twenty-eight years ago, while twenty-eight years old and at the top of the Drag Racing world, the Hall of Famer left his arm, racing career and…
A lifestyle intervention diabetes prevention program for SCI is something that Miami Project researchers have been looking into for many years. Everyone knows that being overweight poses risks for heart disease and Diabetes. However, anyone who’s tried to lose weight knows it’s no easy task. There is no miracle pill for losing weight. Of course,…
Monica A. Perez, P.T., Ph.D. , Associate Professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery and The Miami Project, received the 2017 Outstanding Neurorehabilitation Clinician Scientist Award from the American Society of Neurorehabilitation (ASNR) Education Foundation Board. The Board is made up of past ASNR presidents, who selected Dr. Perez for this award. The award honors…