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The Miami Project Launches Phase I Clinical Trial for Chronic SCI February 2015 – At long last, we have begun our first clinical trial testing autologous human Schwann cell (ahSC) transplantation in people living with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI). This is also a Phase I trial focused on safety and feasibility outcomes. As we…
Hall of Fame Drag Racer Gwynn Comes Home to unite with Marc Buoniconti February 2015 – Nearing the 25th anniversary of both his last National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) win and the accident that left him paralyzed, Hall of Fame Drag Racer Darrell Gwynn announced today that he will begin a new chapter in his…
StemCells, Inc. Phase II Pathway Study trial the first to assess efficacy of neural stem cells in cervical spinal cord injury December 18, 2014 – Allan D. Levi, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S., Robert M. Buck Distinguished Chair in Neurological Surgery at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine transplanted the first subject in the Phase…
Three Members of The Miami Project Further Career With NINDS Fellowships December 2014 – To support the career development of neuroscientists, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) provides National Research Service Award predoctoral training fellowships to promising students with the potential to become productive, independent investigators, and The Miami Project to Cure…
Barth Green honored as Chairman of Neurological Surgery at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine November 2014 – Dr. Barth A. Green, professor and chairman of the Department of Neurological Surgery, recently celebrated 20 years as Chair with more than 200 of his colleagues, family and friends. Over his 39 plus years of neurosurgical…
Miami Project Faculty Publish Research Findings on Axon Sprouting in Journal of Neuroscience November 2014 – Two Miami Project faculty, Jae Lee, Ph.D. and Kevin Park, Ph.D., recently published new animal research results in the prestigious scientific journal Journal of Neuroscience. Compensatory growth (sprouting) from intact nerve cells is thought to contribute to the spontaneous…
Clearance Received by the FDA for Schwann Cell Clinical Trial October 2014 – The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to proceed with a Phase I clinical trial to evaluate the safety of autologous human Schwann…
Pathway Study Sponsored by StemCells, Inc. October 2014 – Drs. Allan Levi, Kim Anderson, and Diana Cardenas of The Miami Project and several other University of Miami faculty members are the first site to begin participating in the new phase II Pathway Study sponsored by StemCells, Inc. The Pathway Study is testing the safety and…