W. Dalton Dietrich, Ph.D., Scientific Director, The Miami Project, Kinetic Concepts Distinguished Chair in Neurosurgery, Senior Associate Dean for Discovery Science, and Professor, Neurological Surgery, Neurology and Cell Biology, and colleagues, recently published The Neuroprotective Compound P7C3-A20 Promotes Neurogenesis and Improves Cognitive Function after Ischemic Stroke in the journal Experimental Neurology. Stroke is the leading…
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Dr. Christine Thomas Publishes a Paper that links the characteristics of Involuntary Muscle Contractions after Spinal Cord Injury to Self-reported Measures of Spasticity Christine K. Thomas, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery and The Miami Project recently published a paper in Frontiers in Neuroscience titled Characterization of Involuntary Contractions after Spinal Cord Injury Reveals Associations…
If you believed everything you saw in the movies, you would think that a gunshot wound to the head almost always results in death. However, real-life data shows that 42% of victims survive penetrating head wounds. The 2011 shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords provides a recent, high-profile example. For these people and their families, the…
NASCAR Drivers Join Darrell Gwynn for the Annual Hot Rods & Reels Charity Fishing Tournament at Daytona International Speedway Twenty-Seven years after both his last National Hot Rod Association win and the accident that left him paralyzed, Hall of Fame Drag Racer Darrell Gwynn was joined this morning by his NASCAR friends as they came…
Kim Anderson-Erisman, Ph.D., past Director of Education, The Miami Project and Research Associate Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery and Coleen M. Atkins, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery and The Miami Project participated in the Miami Dade Public School’s 63rd Annual South Florida Regional Science and Engineering Fair on Saturday, February 4. The annual…
Nancy L. Brackett, Ph. D., Research Professor, Departments of Neurological Surgery, Urology and The Miami Project, published a study that was a collaboration with colleagues at the São Paulo Federal University in Brazil. The study, titled: Towards Understanding Male Infertility After SCI Using Quantitative Proteomics published in Molecular & Cellular Proteomics, shows for the first…
Roberta Brambilla, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Departments of Neurological Surgery and The Miami Project, and colleagues publish Opposing Functions of Microglial and Macrophagic TNFR2 in the Pathogenesis of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis in the journal Cell Reports. For several years, Dr. Brambilla and her associates have been interested in understanding the biological functions of the soluble and…
More than 26 years after both his last National Hot Rod Association win, and the accident that left him paralyzed, Hall of Fame Drag Racer Darrell Gwynn was in Scottsdale, Arizona recently for the famed Barrett-Jackson Auction. This year he sold a 1964 Ford Galaxie 500XL Custom Hardtop, donated by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tiegs,…
Unite 2 Fight Paralysis (U2FP) welcomes The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis as a partner and Title Supporter for the 2017 Working 2 Walk Science & Advocacy Symposium. This year’s Symposium will be held October 13 & 14, 2017, at the Hilton Miami Airport in Miami, Florida. The Miami Project, a Center of Excellence at…
Hall of Fame Drag Racer Darrell Gwynn was joined by NASCAR Drivers Bobby Allison, Clint Bowyer, Chase Elliott, Ryan Newman, Max Papis, Martin Truex, and Richard Childress to Fish for a Cause and Give a Wheelchair to a Child in Need Homestead, Florida – Hall of Fame Drag Racer Darrell Gwynn was joined today by…