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…
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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…
Designation Builds Support for The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis U.S. Senate Resolution 235, introduced by Florida Senators’ Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio, designates September 2015 as “National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month”. This designation is especially timely given the significant progress being made toward a cure for spinal cord injury at The Miami Project…
Tom Smith’s Reality Ride Challenge Raised $100,000 for the Research Programs at The Miami Project May 2015 – Tom Smith, a twice paralyzed former hockey player from Swampscott, Massachusetts, arrived today at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis at the University of Miami Miller School as he concluded The Reality Ride Challenge, a 2100 mile…
DIGNITARIES GATHER FOR THE GROUNDBREAKING FOR THE MIAMI PROJECT April 29, 2015 – Nick and Marc Buoniconti, University of Miami President Donna E. Shalala, Jackson Health System President and CEO Carlos A. Migoya, and other dignitaries gathered today to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Christine E. Lynn Rehabilitation Center for The Miami Project to Cure…