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…
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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…
Researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, along with their partners at Scythian Biosciences, are one step closer to finding a new treatment for concussion In 2016, funded by a $16 million grant from Scythian Biosciences, a multidisciplinary Miller School team embarked on a five-year…
The American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) awarded the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr. Richard P Bunge and Dr. Mary Bartlett Bunge. The award is presented to individuals who made a significant contribution to the world of spinal cord injury care. Dr. Richard Bunge and Dr. Mary Bartlett Bunge devoted their careers to understanding and…
Researchers Launch Truvitech with Innovative Technology to Identify Novel Drug Targets for Treating Injuries, Diseases, and Disorders Hassan Al-Ali, Ph.D., and Vance Lemmon, Ph.D., faculty members at the University of Miami’s The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, co-founded Truvitech LLC, a biotechnology startup based in South Florida. The company proposes to accelerate the discovery 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…
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…
In February of 2016 Damien D. Pearse, Ph. D., Professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery and The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis was officially installed as The John M. and Jocelyn H.K. Watkins Distinguished Chair in Cell Therapies at a luncheon at the Lois Pope Life Center. The choice of Dr. Pearse was made…
Positive Six-Month Results, with Gains in Both Strength and Motor Function, for the First Cohort in the Phase II Pathway Study Allan Levi, M.D., Ph.D., FACS, Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurological Surgery and The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Chief of Neurosurgery, Jackson Memorial Hospital is a lead investigator in the StemCells Inc. trial…