Golf Legend Jack Nicklaus Hosted the 17th Annual Buoniconti Fund Celebrity Golf Invitational Presented By Tudor Group Jack Nicklaus, the greatest golfer of all time, along with Marc Buoniconti, hosted the 17th Annual Buoniconti Fund Celebrity Golf Invitational Presented by Tudor Group at Nicklaus’ home club and course, The Bear’s Club in Jupiter, Florida. For…
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Mark S. Nash, Ph.D., FACSM, Professor of Neurological Surgery, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, and Physical Therapy, and Principal Investigator for the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis has been awarded a Paralyzed Veterans Association grant. The grant from the Paralyzed Veterans Association Education Foundation will be to write a Consumer Guide accompanying the Health Care Provider’s…
Mark S. Nash, Ph.D., FACSM, Professor of Neurological Surgery, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, and Physical Therapy at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine was recently selected by the Board of Governors of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine to receive the ACRM John Stanley Coulter Award. The award is named for the acknowledged…
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…
We all know that spinal cord injury (SCI) affects numerous body systems after injury. Loss of walking function is not the only consequence of SCI. Also affected are bladder function, bowel function, sexual function, immune system function, autonomic nervous system function, spasticity and pain after injury, and now we’re learning that changes in the body’s…
An emergency room doctor and an air ambulance doctor, Louis Snellgrove and Lloyd Collier from the United Kingdom, are on their way to setting a Guinness World Record for round the world tandem cycling, all in the name of two charities: Spinal Research and the Brain Foundation, who support The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis…
June Bruno has an appointment at The Miami Project from 8:30-11am five days a week in the lab of Dr. Monica Perez, who is studying neuromodulation. Accompanied every day by her husband, Jim, she has never missed a session. Even though they don’t live very far away in neighboring Fort Lauderdale, the short drive can…
Cooling the Nervous System to Protect it At some point, you’ve probably heard about hypothermia treatment, this case cooling the nervous system, being used in people with new spinal cord injuries (SCI). Mild hypothermia treatment involves cooling a person’s body temperature by just a few degrees, immediately after injury, which appears to protect the nervous…
We want to thank you for giving to us on Giving Tuesday! Join us and the millions of people around the world today who are coming together to change the world for the better! People are walking today because of your support and belief in The Miami Project and The Buoniconti Fund. Thank you 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…