FDA Approved First Schwann Cell Transplant performed by Miami Project Doctors January 23, 2013 – Doctors at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, a Center of Excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, performed the first-ever Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Schwann cell transplantation in a patient with a new spinal cord…
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Micky and Madeleine Arison present Destination Fashion 2012 $25 million gift from philanthropist Christine E. Lynn stunned the crowd as stars Enrique Iglesias, Tom Brokaw, Tommy Lee Jones, Wayne Newton, Gossip Girls’ Matthew Settle and others joined forces to “stand up” to paralysis November 12, 2012 – NFL Hall of Famer Nick Buoniconti and his…
Shaquille O’Neal, Danny Glover, Bob Costas, Alonzo Mourning, Marshall Faulk and others joined forces to “Stand Up” to Paralysis at the 27th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner September 25, 2012 – Celebrities, sports legends, corporate leaders and more, joined NFL Hall of Famer Nick Buoniconti and his son Marc, as they hosted an inspiring, sold-out crowd of…
September 11, 2012 – NFL Charities, the charitable foundation of the National Football League owners, has awarded more than $1.5 million in grants to support sports-related medical research at 15 organizations, including the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine’s Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, the NFL announced today. Of these grants, more than $950,000 will…
Enrique Iglesias to Perform and Emilio Pucci’s Spring 2013 Fashion Show to be Featured Tom Brokaw, Tommy Lee Jones and Nacho Figueras team up for a star-studded event at Bal Harbour Shops in South Florida September 5, 2012 — The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis, the fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, is…
September 1, 2012 – U.S. Senate Resolution 531, introduced by Senator Marco Rubio of Florida designates September 2012 as “National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month”. This designation is especially timely given the progress being made toward a cure for spinal cord injury at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis. “I am incredibly grateful to Senator Rubio…
Phase 1 Clinical Trial Represents New Hope for Treating Spinal Cord Injury July 31, 2012 — The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, a Center of Excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, has received permission from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin a revolutionary Phase 1 clinical trial to evaluate the safety…
Including Renewal of 39-Year-Old Schwann Cell Grant July 19, 2012 – Mary Bartlett Bunge, Ph.D., and colleagues, recently learned that the Bunge-Wood-Monje Laboratory’s 39-year old NIH grant to investigate Schwann cell biology and transplantation would be funded for another five years. To commemorate the rare milestone, Bunge’s colleagues gathered in the Lois Pope LIFE Center on…
Summertime’s Increased Risk for Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries July 2012— As summertime kicks into high gear so does the occurrence of serious brain and spinal cord injuries among children and adolescents, warn leading doctors at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, a Center of Excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. The…
Grant to Create Database for Nerve Regeneration and Protection July 2012—With the ultimate goal of accelerating the discovery of drugs to regenerate or protect nerves after spinal cord injury, Miller School researchers have received a $2.5 million grant to develop a novel database to enable neuroscientists to search the voluminous and growing number of studies…